A provider orders oxaliplatin 85 mg/m², IV, one dose now. The patient weighs 67 kg and is 151 cm in height. The pharmacy provides oxaliplatin in vials containing 5 mg/mL. What is the total amount of oxaliplatin in milligrams that the patient will receive?

To calculate the total amount of oxaliplatin a patient will receive, you multiply the prescribed dosage per m² by the patient's body surface area. For a patient with a BSA of 1.62 m² and a prescribed dosage of 85 mg/m², they will receive a total of 137.7 mg of oxaliplatin.

Explanation:

The task is to calculate the total amount of oxaliplatin (in milligrams) a patient will receive based on their body surface area (BSA). To find the BSA, we use the Mosteller formula: √((height in cm x weight in kg)/3600). For a patient weighing 67 kg and standing 151 cm tall, their BSA is approximately 1.62 m².

Given the oxaliplatin dosage of 85 mg/m², we multiply this by the patient's BSA to find the total dosage needed. Therefore, the patient should receive 137.7 mg of oxaliplatin.

Given that the pharmacy provides oxaliplatin in vials containing 5 mg/mL, determining the exact volume to administer requires converting the milligram dosage back to volume (in mL), which in this situation is not directly requested.