The child's height is 120 cm, and weight is 40 kg. The adult dosage for a medication is 250 mg. a. What is the BSA? and what is the child's dosage?
BSA=√wt in kg × height in cm/3600
BSA=√40 kg × 120cm/3600
BSA of child will be=1.15 m2
Child’s dosage of medication = (BSA of child in m2/ 1.7 m2) x Dose for adult)
= (1.15/1.73) X 250
=166.183 mg will be the dosage for the child.
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