In: Nursing
Ordered: medication 50 mg/m^2
The patient is 163 cm tall and weighs 118 lbs.
Patient's BSA:_____
Patient's dosage:_____
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 m
2
Patient's dose calculated by dimensional analysis
(1.5 m2
1 ) x (50 mg
m
2)
Both m2
get cancelled and multiply the rest
1.5 x 50 mg
Patient's dose = 75 mg