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The recommended oral dosage for succimer s 350 milligram per m square ever eight hours. The physician order 350 my of succimer for our patient who is child measuring 54 inches tall and 73 pounds
What is the child body surface area
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The human body surface area, or BSA, is estimated based on height and weight. For the DuBois formula with weight in kg and height in cm:
BSA = 0.007184 x W0.425 X H0.725
A height of 54 inches multiplied by 2.54 cm/inch is 137.16 cm.
A weight of 73 pounds multipled by 0.454 kg/lb is 33.14 kg.
BSA = 0.007184 x 33.140.425 X 137.160.725
= 0.007184 x 4.43 x 35.44
= 1.13 m^2
Other commonly used formulas vary only slightly from this number.
1.14 m^2 for Gehan and George : BSA = 0.0235 x W0.51456 x H0.42246
...and 1.12 m^2 for Haycock: BSA = 0.024265 x W0.5378 x H0.3964