The normal adult dose of a drug is 5 to 15 mg. The dose for a child whose BSA is 0.95 m2 is _______________
a. 2.8 to 8.4 mg
b. 4.8 to 14.3 mg
c. 11.5 to 34.5 mg
d. 1.6 to 4.7 mg
ANS: A
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