Pharmacology · ICU and Critical Care · Pulmonology
Adjusted Body Weight for Obesity calculator
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Clinical inputs
in
Allowed range: 39.37–90.55 in
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lb
Allowed range: 44.09–661.39 lb
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Clinical inputs
- Sex
- Height (cm)Accepted range: 100 to 230
- Actual body weight (kg)Accepted range: 20 to 300
Primary source
Pai MP. Drug dosing based on weight and body surface area: mathematical assumptions and limitations in obese adults. Ann Pharmacother. DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K459. PMID: 18094334. Scope: adjusted body weight = ideal body weight + 0.4 × (actual body weight − ideal body weight) when actual weight exceeds ideal body weight; otherwise use actual body weight. (2007)
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