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    Ideal Body Weight and Adjusted Body Weight

    Calculates ideal body weight (Devine formula) and adjusted body weight.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    To calculate tidal volume by ideal body weight, use the ETT Depth and Tidal Volume Calculator.

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    Dr. Manjunath Pai
    Dr. Manjunath Pai
    About the creator

    Leading expert on the Ideal Body Weight calculator:

    Manjunath Pai, PharmD, is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Albany College of Pharmacy. He is the author of “The Origin of the 'Ideal' Body Weight Equations”, a comprehensive literature review on the creation of and iterations to the ideal body weight formula over time. Dr. Pai conducts research on the optimization of antimicrobial drug dosing, most recently in the obese population.

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