The patient is to be given 215.5 g of a medication per kg of body weight. The
medication is available as a solution labeled 62.87 mg of medication per dL of solution.
The patient weighs 108.7 kg. What volume of this solution (in mL) should be given to the patient?

Question

The patient is to be given 215.5 g of a medication per kg of body weight. The
medication is available as a solution labeled 62.87 mg of medication per dL of solution.
 The patient weighs 108.7 kg. What volume of this solution (in mL) should be given to the patient?

marmar10 · Answer

its 215.5 micro grams

whpalmer4 · Answer

multiply dosage in $\mu \text{g/kg}$ by body weight to get total amount of medication to be delivered.  Then multiply that by the ratio of  $1 \text{ dL}/62.87\text{ mg}$ and any needed unit conversions to get the volume of solution in mL.  Hint: you might find it easier to convert the $1 \text{ dL}/62.87\text{ mg}$ to an equivalent value in $\text{mL}/\mu\text{g}$ first, then use that in the multiplication.