Select the Correct Dose of a Drug to Be Administered

question 20

Multiple Choice

Select the correct dose of a drug to be administered at a dosage of 10 mg/kg for a patient who weighs 44 pounds and is 6 years old.The drug is available as 500 mg in powder form,which will be mixed in enough water to make 100 ml of final solution (W/V) .

• A) 125 mg
• B) 200 mg
• C) 375 mg
• D) 425 mg

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Definitions:

Alpha Level

The threshold of significance in hypothesis testing, below which the null hypothesis is rejected, commonly set at 0.05.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference or effect, used as a starting point in hypothesis testing.

P-value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the test, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis which proposes no significant difference or effect, used as a default assumption until evidence suggests otherwise.