If a 175 lb patient must be given 1 mL/kg of a drug every 8 hours...

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If a 175 lb patient must be given 1 mL/kg of a drug every 8 hours for seven days, what is the total volume of drug that must be administred?

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1lb = 0.453592 Kg.

So the patient weight in kg = 0.453692 x 175 = 79. 3786 Kg.

The drug to be given is 1ml/kg

For this patient per time needed drug volume is = 79. 3786 x 1= 79.3786 ml.

Every 8 hours to be given a day= so 3 times to be given for a day. (24/8= 3)

The needed volume of drug per day is = 79.3786 x 3 = 238. 1358 ml / day.

For 7 days the needed volume of drug is = 238.35 x 7 = 1666.95 ml

So the needed total volume of drug to be administered for 7 days = 1666.95 ml

approximately = 1667 ml

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