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You are an oncology pharmacist at an outpatient infusion center. You are calculating the appropriate dose of cisplatin for a patient who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall weighing 192 pounds. The dose of cisplatin for triple negative breast cancer is 75 mg/m2 administered every 3 weeks for 4 cycles. How many milligrams of cisplatin will this patient receive in one dose?

Name: you are an oncology pharmacist at an outpatient infusion center you are calculating the appropriate dose of cisplatin for a patient who is 5 feet 11 inches tall weighing 192 pounds the dose 59923
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Description: you are an oncology pharmacist at an outpatient infusion center you are calculating the appropriate dose of cisplatin for a patient who is 5 feet 11 inches tall weighing 192 pounds the dose 59923

          You are an oncology pharmacist at an outpatient infusion center. You are calculating the appropriate dose of cisplatin for a patient who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall weighing 192 pounds. 
The dose of cisplatin for triple negative breast cancer is 75 mg/m2 administered every 3 weeks for 4 cycles. 
How many milligrams of cisplatin will this patient receive in one dose?

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You are an oncology pharmacist at an outpatient infusion center. You are calculating the appropriate dose of cisplatin for a patient who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall weighing 192 pounds. The dose of cisplatin for triple negative breast cancer is 75 mg/m2 administered every 3 weeks for 4 cycles. How many milligrams of cisplatin will this patient receive in one dose?