Calculate doses for the drugs indicated below based on the patient’s BSA. Calculate the BSA to the nearest hundredth and medication dosages to the nearest tenth. Show complete solutions.
1. An adult who is 68.8 kg and 165 cm needs monthly IV doses of
cyclophosphamide for cancer treatment. The recommended monthly dose
is 0.5 to 1 g/m2. What is the dose appropriate for this
patient?
a. If the lowest dose is ordered and cyclophosphamide for IV
administration is available as 100 mg/5 mL, how many mL of
medication would be added to IV fluid for infusion each month?
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