Kevin, a 5-Year-Old with Herpes Simplex, Is Measured at 42 $2$

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Essay

Kevin, a 5-year-old with herpes simplex, is measured at 42 inches tall and weighs 43 lb. The pediatrician prescribes ritonavir 200 mg p.o. b.i.d. The drug reference recommends the dose of 250 mg/m $2$ b.i.d for a child.
-What is Kevin's BSA?

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Definitions:

Ecosystem Function

The natural processes and interactions that maintain the biodiversity and balance within an ecosystem, such as nutrient cycling and energy flow.

Decomposers

Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, carry out the natural process of decomposition.

Photosynthesis

Process, usually occurring within chloroplasts, that uses solar energy to reduce carbon dioxide to carbohydrate.

Autotroph

Organism that can capture energy and synthesize organic molecules from inorganic nutrients.