BLOCK COURSE 2

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Georgia Hammond

Cards (5)

  • How do you calculate the volume to be administered?
    Volume to be administered = (desired dose x available volume)/(available dose)
    V = (DD x AV) /(AD)
  • How do you calculate the dose to be administered?
    Dose to be administered = (desired volume x available dose) / (available volume)
    D = (DV x AD) / (AV)
  • How do you estimate the weight of <12 months?

    weight = 4 + (age in months) / 2
  • How do you estimate the weight for 1-10 years?
    weight = 2 x (age in yr + 4)
  • How do you estimate the weight for >10 years?
    weight = 3 x age