Let's calculate the total amount of acetaminophen (APAP) that Miss Jones has taken so far and then determine how many more tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen she can have before exceeding the maximum daily dose of 4 grams.
1. Miss Jones took 2 tablets of 500 mg acetaminophen each at 2100, which is a total of 1000 mg or 1 gram of acetaminophen.
2. At 1 AM, she took 2 tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg each. This means she took a total of 2 x 325 mg = 650 mg of acetaminophen.
3. At 7 AM, she took another 2 tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg each, totaling 2 x 325 mg = 650 mg of acetaminophen.
4. At 11 AM, she took 1 tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg, which is 325 mg of acetaminophen.
Adding up all these doses of acetaminophen:
1 gram (1000 mg) + 650 mg + 650 mg + 325 mg = 2625 mg of acetaminophen.
Now, let's calculate how much more acetaminophen she can have before reaching the maximum daily dose of 4000 mg (4 grams).
Remaining acetaminophen allowed = 4000 mg (maximum daily dose) - 2625 mg (already taken)
Remaining acetaminophen allowed = 1375 mg
Each tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen contains 325 mg of acetaminophen.
Number of additional tablets allowed = Remaining acetaminophen allowed / Acetaminophen per tablet
Number of additional tablets allowed = 1375 mg / 325 mg per tablet
Number of additional tablets allowed ≈ 4.23 tablets
Since Miss Jones can't take a fraction of a tablet, she can have a maximum of 4 additional tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen before exceeding the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen.
Answer:
She can have a maximum of 4 more tablets before she is over the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen.
Explanation:
The total amount of acetaminophen Miss Jones has taken so far is:
- 2 tablets x 500 mg each = 1000 mg (from the acetaminophen tablets)
- 2 tablets x 325 mg each = 650 mg (from the oxycodone/acetaminophen tablets)
- 2 tablets x 325 mg each = 650 mg (from the second dose of oxycodone/acetaminophen tablets)
- 1 tablet x 325 mg each = 325 mg (from the third dose of oxycodone/acetaminophen tablets)
Total acetaminophen taken so far: 1000 mg + 650 mg + 650 mg + 325 mg = 2625 mg
The maximum daily dose of acetaminophen is 4000 mg, so Miss Jones has already taken 2625 mg. She can have a maximum of:
4000 mg - 2625 mg = 1375 mg
One tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen contains 325 mg of acetaminophen. Therefore, Miss Jones can have a maximum of:
1375 mg ÷ 325 mg = 4.23 tablets
Since Miss Jones has already taken a total of 5 tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen, she can have a maximum of 4 more tablets before she is over the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen.
