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pharm endo medmath.txt

  1. 1 grain
    65 milligrams
  2. 1 oz
    30 mLs
  3. 1 pint
    16 oz
  4. 1 quart
    2 pints
  5. 1 gallon
    4 quarts = 8 pints
  6. 1 kg
    2.2 lbs
  7. 1 lb
    16 oz
  8. 1 tsp
    5 mLs
  9. 1 TBS
    15 mLs
  10. 1 in
    2.54 cm
  11. Clark's Rule equation
    child's dose = (child's weignt in lbs / 150 lbs) x adult dose
  12. Clark's Rule info
    most frequently used
  13. Fried's Rule equation
    infant's dose = (age in months / 150) x adult dose
  14. Fried's Rule info
    rarely used, limited to pts < 2 yrs old
  15. Young's Rule equation
    child's dose = [age in years / (age in years + 12)] x adult dose
  16. Young's Rule info
    used sometimes, only for children between 1 and 12 yrs
  17. Child Dosage using BSA
    child's dose = (child's BSA / 1.73) x adult dose
  18. Body Mass Index equation
    BMI = (mass in kg) / (height in m)^2
  19. Rumack-Matthews nomogram
    used for acetaminophen overdose (plasma concentration vs hrs after ingestion, tells if there is toxicity)
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pharm endo medmath.txt
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