طريقه حساب الجرعه للأطفال

1-BASED ON BODY WEIGHT.
2-BASED ON HEIGHT.
3-BASED ON BODY SURFACE AREA (BSA).
4-BASED ON AGE.

1-BASED ON BODY WEIGHT
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1-CLARK”S RULE
This can be used to estimate the approprite pediatric dose from the adult dose based on body weight in pound

child dose = child’s wieght in pounds/150)X(adult dose )
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2- based on height

pediatric dose =(child’s hieght in centimeter/174) X (adult dose )

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3- Based on body surface area (BSA)

pediatric dose =(child’s BS in square meters)/1.73) X (adult dose )

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4- Based on age (OTC DRUGS )

A-child dose = (Age in years + 1/ Age in years +7 ) X (adult dose )
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YOUG’S rule

B- child’s dose = (Age in years /Age +12) X(adult dose )ْ
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Drilling rule

child’s rule =( Age in years x adult dose )/ 12
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Fried’s Rule

child dose = (Age in months X adult dose) / 150