Question

The average dosage of oxcarbazepine for an epileptic child between the ages of four and sixteen is 9.00 mg per 1kg of body weight. Calculate how many milliliters of oxcarbazine a child who weighs 41.5 pounds should be prescribed considering the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0mg/mL.

Okay, so I know that the conversion given is 9.00mg/1kg weight. I also know the child's weight of 41.5 lbs.
I know that I should convert the child's weight from lbs to kg, but after that, I'm confused.
I don't really know what suspension means either.

Answer 1

This is a bunch of conversions. So first thing - whats the child weights in kg?

Answer 2

18.8 kg (rounded to 3 significant figures)

Answer 3

Good - then calculate the dosage in mg pl?

Answer 4

please? :)

Answer 5

I'm sorry, what's pl? ^ ^;

Answer 6

:P

Answer 7

oh, please. haha

Answer 8

1.88 * 10^7 mg

Answer 9

u said "so I know that the conversion given is 9.00mg/1kg weight"

Answer 10

So, would I plug in 1.88*10^7 mg * 1kg over 9.00mg?

Answer 11

what is "1.88*10^7 mg"??

Baby weight is 18.8 kg and the dosage is 9.00mg/1kg weight so....

Answer 12

1.88 * 10^7 mg = 18,800,000 mg
That's what I got when I converted 18.8kg to mg.

So, um.. should I have plugged in 18.8kg * 9.00mg/1kg? ^ ^;

Answer 13

Last one is the right formula :)

Answer 14

The kg above n below the / cancel each other out

Answer 15

So, 169.2mg? ^_^ Thank you :)

Answer 16

Oh, but it wants me to convert it to mL...

Answer 17

hey 1 step @ a time ok? :)

Use the info below 2 convert to mL:

"the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0mg/mL. "

Answer 18

I just plugged in 169.2mg * 1mL/60.0mg and got 2.82mL ^_^ I think that may be the final answer :D

Answer 19

Thank you very much for your help :)

Answer 20

Thats correct n u are welcome :)