Medication Dosage Calculations
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QUESTION
What is the safe setup for a weight-based dose using
mg/kg
\text{mg/kg}
mg/kg
and patient weight in
kg
\text{kg}
kg
?
QUESTION
What is the conversion between liters and milliliters?
QUESTION
What is the conversion between kilograms and pounds (approximate for NCLEX calculations)?
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1
kg
=
2.2
lb
1\,\text{kg} = 2.2\,\text{lb}
1
kg
=
2.2
lb
. Uses the standard nursing approximation for converting patient weight between kilograms and pounds.
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