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

Edition 3ISBN: 9780077290498
book Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn cover

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

Edition 3ISBN: 9780077290498
Exercise 8
In Exercises 18, determine if the order is safe. If so, calculate the amount to administer.
The patient is 63 in. tall and weighs 125 lb.
Ordered: Cisplatin 125 mg IV every four weeks
On hand: Refer to label B. The usual dose is 75 to 100 mg/m 2. In Exercises 18, determine if the order is safe. If so, calculate the amount to administer. The patient is 63 in. tall and weighs 125 lb. Ordered: Cisplatin 125 mg IV every four weeks On hand: Refer to label B. The usual dose is 75 to 100 mg/m 2.
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blured image 75 mg/m 2 × 1.6 m 2 = 120 mg
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