Question

a nurse practitioner orders Medrol to be given 1.5 mg/kg of body weight. if a child weighs 72.6lb and the available stock of Medrol is 20.mg/mL, how many mL do you give to the child

Answer 1

Answer is: 2,469 mL give to the child.
The mass m in kilograms (kg) is equal to the mass m in pounds (lb) times 0,45359237: m(child) = 72,6 · 0,045359237 = 32,93 kg.
m(Medrol) = 32,93 kg · 1,5 mg/kg.
m(Medrol) = 49,39 mg.
d(Medrol) = 20,0 mg/mL.
V(Medrol) = m(Medrol) ÷ d(Medrol).
V(Medrol) = 49,39 mg ÷ 20 mg/mL.
V(Medrol) = 2,469 mL.