Which of the following parameters would be most useful in calculating drug dosages for a child?
a. Height
b. Weight
c. Age
d. Body surface area
ANS: D
The body surface area (BSA) offers a precise way to calculate pediatric drug dosages, because it is an accurate reflection of many of the physiologic processes significant in transporting, bio-transforming, and eliminating drugs. The physiologic processes influenced by the BSA include the metabolic rate, extracellular fluid and total fluid volumes, cardiac output, and glomerular fil-tration rate (GFR).
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