Just as you are recovering your child falls ill. You know that there have been mistakes in your medication dosages, so you hurriedly scan the Internet to make sure that what the doctor is giving your child is safe
The doctor orders 2 things:
a 150 mg of an antibiotic to be given every 6 hours. Your child weighs 30 16. Your research indicates that
20 - 40 mg/kg/day is the recommended dosage. Is this prescription safe for your child? If not what
would a safe dose be?
Step 1: Calculate the amount prescribed by the doctor per day
Step 2: Calculate the baby's weight in the correct units. (Round to the hundredths place)
Step 3: Calculate the lower and upper limits of the recommended dosage for your child (Round to tenths)
Lower:
Upper:
Step 4: Is this prescription safe for your child? Explain your reasoning
b. 36 mg of Zylanol3 to be given every 6 hours. Your research indicates that the safe dosage is between 0.5 and 1 mg/kg/dose every 6 hours. Is this  prescription safe for Your child? If not what would be a safe dose be? Calculate the lower limit and they out for a moment. Is this prescription safe for your child?