A patient with advanced ovarian cancer who has not received prior chemotherapy is to receive carboplatin and cyclophosphamide. Her weight is 70 kg and height is 175 cm. Calculate the carboplatin and cyclophosphamide dosages
What will be an ideal response?
522 mg carboplatin, 1104 mg cyclophosphamide
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When you work as a home health care worker, what is the primary way you communicate about clients with other members of the health care team?
A) Through your documentation B) Through face-to-face interactions C) Through hand-off communications D) Through biweekly meetings
Which term describes hemoglobin that has given up its oxygen to the body's cells?
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