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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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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

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ANS: C





 

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