Chapter16: Adult And Pediatric Dosages Based On Body Surface Area
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Transcribed Image Text:Qlo/Determine the loading and maintenance doses
of gentamicin for a 76-year-old male patient
weighing 190lb, with a height of 6 feet and having
a Serum Creatinine of 2.4mg/dL. The physician
desires a loading does of 1.5 mg/kg of ideal body
weight and a maintenance dose of 1.0 mg/kg of
ideal body weight to be administered Very 8 hours
after the initial dose.
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