An intravenous infusion for a patient weighing 132 lb calls for 7.5 mg of amikacin sulfate...

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An intravenous infusion for a patient weighing 132 lb calls for7.5 mg of amikacin sulfate per kilogram of body weight to be addedto 250 mL of 5% dextrose injection. How many milliliters of anamikacin sulfate injection containing 500 mg/2 mL should be used inpreparing the infusion?

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to convert 132 lb to kg :-

1 lb = 0.453592 kg

132(0.453592) = 59.874144 kg

7.5mg/kg x (59.874144 kg) = 449.05608 mg

500 mg / 2 mL, so 449.05608 mg / 500mg = 0.89811216

0.89811216 x 2 mL = 1.79622432 mL of the drug in the 250cc bag .


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