Order Chemotherapy—Chemo Cumulative Lifetime High Dose Alert

• Chemo Cumulative Lifetime High Dose—This warning is triggered when the patient's order or orders for a given medication exceed the recommended lifetime dose. The calculation for total lifetime dose includes only those orders entered into the Order Entry system.

• To display the cumulative dose history for the patient, click View Cumulative Dose History. See Evaluating Cumulative Dose Information.

• To lower the dose:

1. Click No (ALT+N) . The player opens to the Chemo folder.

2. Click the line for the indicated order, then decrease the dose. See Ordering Chemotherapy > Edit a chemo order.

• To accept the dose as written:

1. Click Yes (ALT+Y) .

2. Type a reason for the high dose in the field provided.

3. Click Close (ALT+C) .

• See also:

• Ordering Chemotherapy

• Overview of Chemo Order Entry