A patient was prescribed 12 mg/m2 of a drug to be administered in two divided doses daily. If the patient weighs 110 lb. and is 5'2" tall, what volume of a drug product labelled 2.5 mg/mL should be given with each dose? (use 1kg = 2.2 lbs)   a 3.55 mL   b 7.10 mL   c 22.19 mL   d 44.37 mL

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11. A patient was prescribed 12 mg/m2 of a drug to be administered in two divided doses daily. If the patient weighs 110 lb. and is 5'2" tall, what volume of a drug product labelled 2.5 mg/mL should be given with each dose? (use 1kg = 2.2 lbs)

  a

3.55 mL

  b

7.10 mL

  c

22.19 mL

  d

44.37 mL

 

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