The recommended dosage of a medication is 50 mg/kg per hour using an IV infusion. If a child weighs 34 kg, how many grams of medication will this child receive once a 2-hour infusion is complete?

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To calculate the total amount of medication the child will receive, we need to first find out how much medication they will receive per hour:

50 mg/kg x 34 kg = 1700 mg/hour

Then, we can multiply this by the number of hours of the infusion:

1700 mg/hour x 2 hours = 3400 mg

Since the question asks for the answer in grams, we need to convert mg to g:

3400 mg ÷ 1000 = 3.4 g

Therefore, the answer is D (3.4 g).

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