Answer :
Final answer:
To calculate the dose of medication based on BSA for a patient, convert their weight and height to metric units, use these values to calculate the BSA, and recalculate the dosage accordingly.
Explanation:
The task is to calculate the dose of a medication based on body surface area (BSA) in mg/m2 for a patient who is 6 feet tall and weighs 187 lb, given that the dose based on body weight is 170 mg at 2 mg/kg.
First, we will need to convert the patient's weight from pounds to kilograms (1 lb = 0.453592 kg) and height from feet to centimeters (1 foot = 30.48 cm).
Then, we calculate the BSA using the Mosteller formula, BSA (m2) = sqrt((height (cm) x weight (kg)) / 3600). Finally, we re-calculate the dose in terms of mg/m2 using the BSA just calculated.
