Given: The following problems and drug orders are presented for practice only, and actual prescribed dosages will vary according to a patient's age, condition, reaction, additional medication, and other factors.
Determine the BSA for each of the following children using the BSA nomogram. Include two decimal places with your answers.
-Alicia, who weighs 15 kg and is 90 cm tall. BSA = __________ m²

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\begin{aligned}\mathrm { BSA } & = \sqrt { \frac { 90 imes 15 } { 3,600 } } \& = \sqrt { 0.375 } = 0.61 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\end{aligned}

Given: the Following Problems and Drug Orders Are Presented for Practice