If the adult dose of a medication is 150 mg and the child’s body surface area is 0.8 m², what would be the pediatric dose using the body surface area method?
A. Pediatric Dose = 150 mg × (0.8 ÷ 2) ≈ 60 mg
B. Pediatric Dose = 150 mg × (0.8 ÷ 1) ≈ 120 mg
C. Pediatric Dose = 150 mg × (0.8 ÷ 1.73) ≈ 69.36 mg
D. Pediatric Dose = 150 mg × (0.8 ÷ 1.5) ≈ 64 mg
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If the adult dose of a medication is 100 mg and the child is 5 years old, what would be the pediatric dose using Young’s rule?
A. 29.41 mg
B. 75 mg
C. 50 mg
D. 120 mg
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