A dose of 0.5 mg/kg is prescribed for a 60 kg patient. What is the total mg?

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A dose of 0.5 mg/kg is prescribed for a 60 kg patient. What is the total mg?

To find the total mg, multiply the dose per kilogram by the patient’s weight in kilograms. Here, 0.5 mg/kg × 60 kg equals 30 mg. So the total dose is 30 mg. If the per-kilogram dose were different, the total would change accordingly (for example, 0.5 mg/kg for a lighter patient would yield less total mg, or 1 mg/kg for 60 kg would yield 60 mg).

To find the total mg, multiply the dose per kilogram by the patient’s weight in kilograms. Here, 0.5 mg/kg × 60 kg equals 30 mg. So the total dose is 30 mg. If the per-kilogram dose were different, the total would change accordingly (for example, 0.5 mg/kg for a lighter patient would yield less total mg, or 1 mg/kg for 60 kg would yield 60 mg).

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