Compute the Answers to the Following Questions, Which Are Based

question 14

Essay

Compute the answers to the following questions, which are based on the child's BSA, using the following information about the child and his order.
Jimmy, whose BSA is 0.45 m², is to receive Oncovin 2 mg/m² IV once per week. The supply dosage available is 5 mg/mL.
-How many milligrams of Oncovin should he receive per administration? __________ mg

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Definitions:

Aglycone

The non-sugar portion of a glycoside molecule, which becomes free when the glycosidic bond is hydrolyzed.

Anomeric Carbon

The carbon atom in a cyclic saccharide that is connected to two oxygen atoms, one in an ether linkage and the other in a hydroxyl group, and its configuration determines the alpha or beta form of the saccharide.

Glycoside

A molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group or molecule through a glycosidic bond.

D-Aldopentose

A type of aldopentose, which is a 5-carbon sugar with an aldehyde group, having the 'D' configuration.