LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 3
Pharmaceutical Calculations III.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 3-1 through 3-5.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
3-1. Calculate the appropriate dose of a drug for a child
using Fried's Rule, Young's Rule, Clark's Rule, and/or the
Nomogram Method when given the recommended adult
dose of the drug, the child's weight, age, and a nomogram.
3-2. Calculate the appropriate dose for a patient when
given the recommended dosage of that drug and the
patient's weight in either pounds or kilograms.
SUGGESTION
After studying the assignment, complete the exercises at
the end of this lesson. These exercises will help you to
achieve the lesson objectives.
MD0802
3-1
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