mg/kg
Dose per mass
Mg/kg (milligrams per kilogram) is a unit expressing the ratio of a substance's mass to body weight.
It's standard in medicine for calculating drug dosages: The recommended dose is 10 mg/kg.
In toxicology, it measures poison concentrations relative to body mass.
The notation ensures doses scale appropriately—a larger patient receives more medication while maintaining the same proportional amount.
Amount causing death
- LD50Half-fatal dose measurement
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
contaminant · safety margin · overdose · hazardous substance · risk assessment · pesticide residue · heavy metal · bioaccumulation
Physical mass of person
- therapeutic doseDrug amount that heals
- loading doseLarge initial medication amount
- maintenance doseDrug amount preserving effect
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
titration · maximum dose · daily dose · bolus · oral dose · bioavailability · clearance · half-life
Sustained single-minded attention
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- analytical chemistryStudy of matter's composition
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
sample analysis · quantification · calibration · mass spectrometry · chromatography · parts per million · dilution · reagent
Food and drink ingested
- iron contentAmount of Fe present
- mineral contentElements present in substance
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- deficiencyLack of something needed
micronutrient · macronutrient · absorption rate · bioavailability · pet food · infant formula
lethal dose
Amount causing death
carcinogen · contaminant · safety margin · overdose · hazardous substance · risk assessment · pesticide residue · heavy metal · bioaccumulation · poisoning
body weight
Physical mass of person
- therapeutic doseDrug amount that heals
- loading doseLarge initial medication amount
- maintenance doseDrug amount preserving effect
pharmacokinetics · titration · maximum dose · daily dose · bolus · oral dose · bioavailability · clearance · half-life · administration
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- analytical chemistryStudy of matter's composition
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
assay · sample analysis · quantification · calibration · mass spectrometry · chromatography · parts per million · dilution · reagent · quality control
dietary intake
Food and drink ingested
- iron contentAmount of Fe present
- mineral contentElements present in substance
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
deficiency · micronutrient · macronutrient · absorption rate · bioavailability · pet food · infant formula