A 5-year old with leukemia is prescribed vincristine 1.5mg/m 2. His BSA is 0.6m 2. The medications is supplied as 1 mg/ml. How many ml are needed to supply this dose.

The amount of medication in ml needed is 0.9 ml

Explanation:

The given parameters are;

The prescribed medication for the child/m² = 1.5 mg/m² of vincristine

The BSA of the child = 0.6 m²

The quantity of the medication per ml = 1 mg/ml

The amount of medication the child need = The prescribed medication for the child/m² × (The BSA of the child)

The amount of medication the child need, mg = 1.5 mg/m² × 0.6 m² = 0.9 mg

The amount of medication in ml needed = (The amount of medication the child need, mg)/(The quantity of the medication per ml)

The amount of medication in ml needed = 0.9 mg/(1 mg/ml) = 0.9 ml.

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