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Predicted body weight and tidal volume in adults

The EBMcalc module Predicted body weight and tidal volume in adults is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.

This calculator yields the following results:

Predicted body weight
TV4
TV5
TV6
TV7
TV8

Equation parameters include:

Sex
Height

References

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network, Brower RG, Matthay MA, et al. Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with traditional tidal volumes for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2000; 342:1301. PubMed ID: 10793162
Devine BJ. Gentamicin therapy. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974; 8:650.

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