Order: Adriamycin 50 mg/m2 in three individual doses mixed with 1000 mL normal saline solution per dose continuous infusion over 24 hr. Patient's height and weight: 5'8", 139 lb.   Drug available: Adriamycin 10 mg/5mL   What is the patient's BSA in square meters? Answer m2.   What is the total dosage? Answer mg.   What is the divided dose? Answer mg

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Order: Adriamycin 50 mg/m2 in three individual doses mixed with 1000 mL normal saline solution per dose continuous infusion over 24 hr. Patient's height and weight: 5'8", 139 lb.

 

Drug available: Adriamycin 10 mg/5mL

 

What is the patient's BSA in square meters? Answer m2.

 

What is the total dosage? Answer mg.

 

What is the divided dose? Answer mg.

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