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A physician orders amoxicillin 20mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours. After verifying the she weighs 25.3lbs, how many mL per dose should the patient receive?

1.5mL amoxicillin 125mg/mL

3mL amoxicillin 25mg/ml

Amoxicillin is a commonly used antibiotic medication that is typically prescribed in specific doses based on a patient's weight. In this case, the physician has ordered a daily dose of 20mg per kilogram of body weight, which needs to be divided into three equal doses to be taken every 8 hours. The patient in question weighs 25.3lbs, which is equivalent to approximately 11.5 kilograms. Therefore, the daily dose for this patient would be 230mg (11.5kg x 20mg), and each individual dose would be approximately 77mg (230mg divided by 3 doses). Since the concentration of the amoxicillin suspension provided is 25mg per mL, the patient would need to receive approximately 77mg of amoxicillin per dose. The only option that provides this dose is option B, which suggests giving 3mL of

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