Chapter 1, Problem 1.38E

An acetaminophen suspension for infants contains 80mg/0.80mL suspension. The recommended dose is 15 mg/kg body weight. How many mL of this suspension should be given to an infant weighing 14 lb?

An infant ibuprofen suspension contains 100 mg per 5.0 mL suspension.  The recommended dose is 10 mg of ibuprofen per kg body weight.  If, your child weight 46.31 lbs, how many teaspoons (tsp) should you give your child?  Note that 1 lb = 453.59 g and 5 mL = 1 tsp.

Mass of sample = 0.2492g Number of insects = 6 Initial watch glass weight = 90.7712g Weighing of watch glass after hexane evaporation = 90.8850g Mass of crude fats = 0.1138g Percent of crude fats in tissue sample = 45.67%   1.) For adults, the recommended daily intake of fats is around 60g. Based on the class results above, how many grams of the tissue analyzed would you have to consume to meet the daily requirement? 2.) How many insects would have to be consumed to meet the daily requirement? 3.) Butter is about 85% fat, and a typical person spreads about 3g of butter on a piece of toast. How many bugs would you have to spread on your toast for an equivalent amount of fat? 4.) The crude fat could also be converted to methylated fatty acids and used as a biofuel in diesel engines and aircraft. Note the mass of the biofuel is essentially the same as that of the crude fats used to make it. a) If the biofuel has a density of 880g/L, how many grams of insects would be needed to make a…

a dietary supplement contains 5.00 × 10³ iu per capsule . if the bottle recommends 2.00 capsules per day , how many iu per week are recommended?

The dose of a chemotherapeutic agent prescribed for a patient who weighs 150 lbs. and is 5’1” tall is 1750 mg/m2/dose given once. The body surface area of the patient is ____ m2, and each dose is equivalent to _______  g.   2.20 lb = 1 kg 1 lb = 454 g

An infant ibuprofen suspension contains 100 mg/ 5.0mL suspension. The recommended dose is 10 mg/kg body weight. How many milliliters of this suspension should be given to an infant weighing 21 lbs?

A patient weighing 80 kg requires an oral daily dose of 12 mg/kg of drug D for 14 days. Drug D is available only as a suspension of 30 mg/ 2 mL. How much suspension (in mL) will this person use during this course of treatment? (You can assume that the patient is fully complaint and no spillage or loss in any other way occurs.)

a child requires a single oral daily dose of 7 mg/kg body weight of drug a. the child’s weight is 8 kg. what is the oral dose (in mg) to be received by this child?

6.) What is the ideal body weight of an individual which is 5 feet tall? a. 170kg b. 162 kg c. 140kg d. 152 kg 7.) As a student your physical activity is considered which of the following? a. bed rest b. light c. moderate d. sedentary 8.)This element regulates several important physiologic and biochemical processes including neuromuscular excitability, blood coagulation, secretory process, membrane integrity, and plasma membrane transport a. calcium b. magnesium c. iron d. potassium 9.) A micro mineral which is an essential component of blood a. Cobalt b. chromium c. molybdenum d. iron 10.) Fiber requirements are provided by which of the following? a. Meat b. Milk c. sweets d. fruits and vegetables