13.3 Math and Medicine
Drug concentration and dosage calculations, how a new drug's effectiveness gets validated, and models that track a virus spreading through a population.
4 exercises
13.3 Exercise 1
How much sodium bicarbonate is there in a 250 mL solution of 1.58% w/v sodium bicarbonate?
13.3 Exercise 3
A doctor prescribes 25.5 mg of a drug to take orally per day and pills are available in 8.5 mg. How many pills will be needed each day?
13.3 Exercise 5
A patient is prescribed 2 mg/kg of a drug to be delivered intramuscularly, divided into 3 doses per day. If the patient weighs 45 kg, how many milligrams of the drug should be given per dose?
13.3 Exercise 7
A patient is prescribed 2 mg/kg of a drug to be delivered intramuscularly, divided into 3 doses per day. If the drug is available in 20 mg/mL and the patient weighs 60 kg, how many milliliters of the drug should be given per dose?
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