Unit Conversion Word Problem

Question

While in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for an antibiotic at 300mg/kg daily. Assuming that you weigh 123 lb, how many milligrams should you be given per day?

Answer 1

123/1 lbs X 1kg/2.2 lbs = 55.91 kg

 

 

55.91kg/1 X 300mg/(kg/day) = 16,773 mg/day