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An infant who weighs 5 kg and is 50 cm tall has a BSA of ______________.

a. 1.78 m2
b. 3.16 m2
c. 0.26 m2
d. 0.28 m2

Question 2

The adult dose of a drug is 500 mg. The dose for a child whose BSA is 0.57 m2 is _______________.

a. 55.4 mg
b. 285 mg
c. 167.6 mg
d. 98.6 mg

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

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Reply #2 on: Jul 3, 2018

Thank you

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Reply #3 on: Jul 3, 2018

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