Young's Rule

Book
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan.
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Excerpt

Young's Rule is an equation used to calculate pediatric medication dosage based on patient age and the known recommended adult dose. The definition of Young's Rule is the age of the patient divided by the age added to twelve, all multiplied by the recommended adult dose. This formula appears below:

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