42)A 5-year-old with severe osteomyelitis has not been responding to first line therapy. The nurse is ordered to initiate vancomycin I.V. every 6 hours to the patient. If the recommended dose is 10 mg/kg, what is the total daily dose of vancomycin if the patient weighs 44 lbs?

A. 440 mg
B. 800 mg
C. 200 mg
D. 888 mg

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