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Title: The nurse is calculating the medication dose for a 4-year-old child by plotting the child's height a
Post by: BreakFree on Feb 7, 2015
The nurse is calculating the medication dose for a 4-year-old child by plotting the child's height and weight on a nomogram, then drawing a line between the two points. The point at which the line intersects the surface area line is the child's BSA. The dose is calculated using the BSA. What does this calculation represent?
1. Body weight method
2. Age–weight method
3. Pharmacokinetic method
4. Body surface area method


Title: Re: The nurse is calculating the medication dose for a 4-year-old child by plotting the child's heig
Post by: ngin on Feb 14, 2015
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Title: Re: The nurse is calculating the medication dose for a 4-year-old child by plotting the child's height a
Post by: BreakFree on Feb 15, 2015
Wow! Thanks, for the rationale and reasoning, makes total sense.


Title: Re: The nurse is calculating the medication dose for a 4-year-old child by plotting the child's height a
Post by: ngin on Feb 16, 2015
I've studied this stuff recently, so I knew what the answer was. Good luck with the rest.