The physician has ordered 30 mg/kg/day for an 8-year-old child who weighs 55 pounds. The child should receive _____ of this medicine per dose.  





A.  1 mL

B.  2 mL

C.  3 mL

D.  5 mL

E.  10 mL


D.  5 mL
55 lb = 25 kg; 25 kg x 30 mg/day = 750 mg/day. The medication is to be divided into doses every 8 hours, so will be taken three times a day: 750 mg/3 = 250 mg per dose.

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