# A woman weighs 120 pounds and she is 5 ft 2 in tall. If the medication ordered is 50 mg per square meter, use a nomogram to determine her dosage. Choose the best answer 108 mg 72 mg 80 mg 76 mg

Ignacio Riggs 2022-10-17 Answered
A woman weighs 120 pounds and she is 5 ft 2 in tall. If the medication ordered is 50 mg per square meter, use a nomogram to determine her dosage. Choose the best answer
108 mg
72 mg
80 mg
76 mg
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Teagan Zamora
D. The correct option is 76 mg.
Ordered dosage =
Patient height = 158.49 cm
Patient weight = 54.43 Kg
Empercial constant = 3600
According to nomogram and mosteller method,
Body surface area $\left({m}^{2}\right)=\sqrt{\frac{158.49×54.43}{3600}}$
Body surface area $\left({m}^{2}\right)=\sqrt{\frac{8623.6}{3600}}$
Body surface area $\left({m}^{2}\right)=\sqrt{2.39}$
Body surface area $\left({m}^{2}\right)=1.54$