Deck 16: Adult and Pediatric Dosages Based on Body Surface Area

Question 1

Calculate a child's second dose. The child weighs 46 lb and is 40 in tall.

Answer 1

3 mg

Question 2

The child's BSA is 0.84 m². Calculate the fifth dose.

Answer 2

6 mg

Question 3

What is the lower dose recommended for a patient with Hodgkin's disease who is 5 ft tall and weighs 130 lb?

Answer 3

16 units

Question 4

What is the lower dose for a client weighing 95 kg and measuring 182 cm?

Question 5

What is the dose of bleomycin that is recommended for malignant pleural effusion?

Question 6

Calculate the carboplatin and cyclophosphamide dosages for a client whose weight is 138 lb and height is 61 in.

Question 7

What is the higher dose for a client weighing 95 kg and measuring 182 cm?

Question 8

Calculate an adult's fourth dose using a weight of 89 kg and a height of 184 cm.

Question 9

A client is to receive her third dose of carboplatin for recurrent ovarian cancer. Her weight is 143 lb and height is 66 in. Calculate the dosage of carboplatin.

Question 10

The adult client is 181 cm tall and weighs 174 lb. Calculate the adult's first dose.

Question 11

An adult client is 74 in tall and weighs 194 lb. Calculate the client's fifth dose. The client's serum bilirubin is 4.1 mg/100 mL.

Question 12

The order is to administer carmustine daily for 2 days. If the client weighs 79 kg and has a height of 183 cm, what will the lowest daily dose be?

Question 13

The client weighs 78 kg, is 5 feet 5 inches tall, and has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. What is the dosage range for this client?

Question 14

A patient with advanced ovarian cancer who has not received prior chemotherapy is to receive carboplatin and cyclophosphamide. Her weight is 70 kg and height is 175 cm. Calculate the carboplatin and cyclophosphamide dosages.

Question 15

What will the single dose range be for a patient with a BSA of 1.64 m²?

Question 16

Calculate the dose of carboplatin for a patient with recurrent ovarian cancer. Her BSA is 1.61 m².

Question 17

What is the highest single dose for a client whose height is 70 in and weight is 166 lb?

Question 18

Calculate the highest recommended dose for a patient with testicular cancer whose BSA is 1.7 m².

Question 19

The order is to administer carmustine daily for 2 days. If the client weighs 79 kg and has a height of 183 cm, what will the highest daily dose be?

Question 20

A patient with a BSA of 2.41 m² is receiving 48 units of bleomycin IV. At what total dose does the risk for pulmonary toxicity increase?

Question 21

A 9-year-old child weighs 30 kg and is 100 cm tall.

Question 22

A 7-year-old child weighs 39 lb and is 3 ft tall.

Question 23

A client weighs 204 lb and is 6 ft tall. The prescriber orders a dose of 2 mcg. Is this an accurate dose?

Question 24

A 60-year-old client weighs 110 kg and is 191 cm tall.

Question 25

An adult weighs 187 lb and is 69 in tall.