Tylenol Is Ordered for a Child Weighing 42 Pounds at a Dosage

question 34

Multiple Choice

Tylenol is ordered for a child weighing 42 pounds at a dosage of 15 mg per kilogram of body weight.You need to determine how many milligrams of Tylenol should be administered to this child in a single dose.In order to answer this question, a conversion is used that is written within the body of the question.Which factor is this?

• A) 42 pounds = 15 mg of Tylenol
• B) 42 pounds = 1 kilogram of body weight
• C) 15 mg of Tylenol = 1 kilogram of body weight
• D) 15 mg of Tylenol = 1 pound of body weight
• E) 1 pound = 1 kilogram of body weight

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