Question

The BSA of a 5-year-old patient is 0.9 m2. Medication order: Carmustine 75 mg/m2 every day times 2 days Available: 100 mg/10 mL vial The patient would receive a dose of mL/day times 2 days. Please round to the hundredth.

Answer 1

Ordered Carmustine= 75mg/m^{​​​​​​2}

For patient having BSA 0.9 m ² = 75X0.9= 67.5 mg

Available = 100 mg/ 10 ml

Means 10 mg /ml

For 67.5 mg required dose in ml=67.5/10 = 6.75 ml per day times 2 days