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

Exercise 126

In Exercises 16, determine if the order is safe. If so, calculate the amount to administer.
The patient, who is over 1 year old, is 42 in. tall and weighs 45 lb.
Ordered: Oncaspar 2500 IU/m 2 IM every 14 days
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.