Clark's Rule Pediatric Dose
Estimates an infant or child dose from body weight and the adult dose.
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Equation and Work
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Clinical Significance
Clark’s rule estimates pediatric dose from weight in pounds and adult dose. The constant 150 is the reference adult weight used by the rule.
Use this as an arithmetic estimate when weight-based pediatric dose estimation is specifically requested.
Medication calculations are safety-critical arithmetic checks. This calculator does not prescribe or recommend medication; always verify with the medication order, current references, and local policy.
References (APA 7th Edition)
- Chang, D. W. (2020). Respiratory Care Calculations (Revised 4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Formula content adapted from the uploaded respiratory-care calculation text.
