Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

Exercise 132

The patient is 89 cm tall and weighs 22 kg.
Ordered: Oncaspar 1800 IU IM every two weeks
On hand: Oncaspar 5 mL/vial, 750 IU/mL
The recommended pediatric dosage is 2500 IU/m 2 for children whose BSA is greater than or equal to 0.6 m 2 and 82.5 IU/kg for children whose BSA is less than 0.6 m 2.