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Using the Mercy Method to Estimate Ideal Body Weight in Children: A Description and Validation of a New Methodology
Background In obese children, lipophilic medications should be dosed to total body weight (TBW) and hydrophilic medications to ideal body weight (IBW). During emergencies, these weights need to be estimated to ensure that urgent drug therapy is accurate and safe. The Mercy method is a well-establish...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306639/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32582492 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8232 |