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Ordered: medication 50 mg/m^2 The patient is 163 cm tall and weighs 118 lbs. Patient's BSA:_____...

Ordered: medication 50 mg/m^2

The patient is 163 cm tall and weighs 118 lbs.

Patient's BSA:_____

Patient's dosage:_____

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Prescribed order = 50 mg/m2

Weight of the patient = 118 lb = 110/2.2 = 50 kg

Height of the patient = 163 cm

BSA = (height in cm x weight in kg) 3600

=(163 x 50) 3600

=8150 3600

= 2.26 = 1.50 m2

Patient's dose calculated by dimensional analysis

(1.5 m2 1 ) x (50 mg m2)

Both m2 get cancelled and multiply the rest

1.5 x 50 mg

Patient's dose = 75 mg

Nightingale answered 1 year ago
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