![SOLVED: The total body surface area, or BSA, of a human is difficult to calculate. There are various models that estimate BSA based on a person's weight and height: One simpler model SOLVED: The total body surface area, or BSA, of a human is difficult to calculate. There are various models that estimate BSA based on a person's weight and height: One simpler model](https://cdn.numerade.com/ask_images/0b671f0e6e6c47be92952fbdeb0729e9.jpg)
SOLVED: The total body surface area, or BSA, of a human is difficult to calculate. There are various models that estimate BSA based on a person's weight and height: One simpler model
![Some doctors base the dosage of a drug to be given to a patient on the patient's body surface area (BSA). The most commonly used formula for calculating BSA is BSA =sqrt((wh)/(3,600)), Some doctors base the dosage of a drug to be given to a patient on the patient's body surface area (BSA). The most commonly used formula for calculating BSA is BSA =sqrt((wh)/(3,600)),](https://d10lpgp6xz60nq.cloudfront.net/web-thumb/147177478_web.png)
Some doctors base the dosage of a drug to be given to a patient on the patient's body surface area (BSA). The most commonly used formula for calculating BSA is BSA =sqrt((wh)/(3,600)),
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Table 1 from Comparison of two different formulas for body surface area in adults at extremes of height and weight | Semantic Scholar
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Use of computed tomography and radiation therapy planning software to develop a novel formula for body surface area calculation in dogs | Semantic Scholar
![BSA (m 2 ) = √ Ht(in) X wt (lb) 3131 Ht (cm) X wt (kg) 3600 Mosteller,RD " Simplified Calculation of Body Surface Area", N Engl J Med 1987, 317 (17): - ppt download BSA (m 2 ) = √ Ht(in) X wt (lb) 3131 Ht (cm) X wt (kg) 3600 Mosteller,RD " Simplified Calculation of Body Surface Area", N Engl J Med 1987, 317 (17): - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/34/8335193/slides/slide_2.jpg)