The physician ordered Platinol (cisplatin) 100 mg/m² IV to infuse over 6 hours once every 4 weeks for a patient who has a BSA of

Question

The physician ordered Platinol (cisplatin) 100 mg/m² IV to infuse over
6 hours once every 4 weeks for a patient who has a BSA of 1.66 m².
(a) How many mg of this antineoplastic drug should the patient receive?
(b) If the dose of cisplatin were administered in 1,000 mL D5 1/2 NS, at
how many mL/h would the IV run?

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