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Body Surface Area
Calcs>Miscellaneous>BSA>1
Calculator
How
to calculate a BSA.
Step
1: Obtain the weight and height of the patient.
Enter the weight and height along with the unit values
for the weight and height. The formula listed
above is used to calculate the Body Surface Area (BSA).
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