Problema Solution
For allergic reactions in children under the age of 6, brompheniramine is administered at a dose of 0.125 mg for every kilogram of the patient’s mass. If a patient weighs 66 pounds, and two doses are administered each day, how many milligrams of brompheniramine make up one day’s dose?
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1 lb = 0.453592 kg
66 lb = 66*0.453592 kg
66 lb = 29.937072 kg
Let 'x' represent the milligrams of brompheniramine in one day’s dose
2x = 29.937072*0.125
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x = 1.87 mg
One day’s dose has 1.87 mg brompheniramine.