The average dosage of oxcarbazepine for an epileptic child between the ages of four and sixteen is 9.00 mg per 1 kg of body weight. Calculate how many milliliters of oxcarbazepine a child who weighs 42.7 pounds should be prescribed considering the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0 mg/mL. Keep in mind, 1 pound is equivalent to 0.453 kilograms.

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Nolan Munoz

Mathematics

8 September, 20:36

The average dosage of oxcarbazepine for an epileptic child between the ages of four and sixteen is 9.00 mg per 1 kg of body weight. Calculate how many milliliters of oxcarbazepine a child who weighs 42.7 pounds should be prescribed considering the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0 mg/mL. Keep in mind, 1 pound is equivalent to 0.453 kilograms.

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Kaylynn Turner · Answer 1

1 pound = 0.453 kg

For a child weight 42.7 pounds = 42.7*0.453 = 19.3431 kg.

The density of the suspension = 60 mg/mL

Volume = Mass/Density Mass = 19.3431 kg = 19343.1 mg

= (19343.1mg) / (60 mg/mL)

= 322.385 mL

Jazmyn Shea · Answer 2

First, convert the weight of the child from pounds to kilograms using the conversion factor given. The operation gives an answer of 19.3431 kg. With this weight and the given average dosage, the child should be prescribed with 174.0879 mg oxcarbazepine. From the concentration given, the final answer is 2.90 mL.