Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka

Pediatric drug dosage(in mgs) =child’s BSA(in m2) × adult dose(in mg) 1.73m2 Water accounts for 70-80% of a neonate’s body weight and 55-60%of body weight by the age of 1-2years.Total Body Water (TBW) consists of two major compartments, intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF). ................
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