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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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    This formula is only an approximation, and is generally only applicable for people ≥60 inches (5 feet) tall. For patients under 5 feet, one commonly-used modification is to subtract 2-5 lbs for each inch below 60 inches (written communication with leading expert Dr. Manjunath Pai, 2018).

    • There are multiple ideal body weight formulas that have been developed; they all have different caveats and problems. Your hospital may use a slightly different formula based on its local population.
    • Ideal body weight is the standard weight measurement in many clinical calculations, such as tidal volume.
    While many medications are weight-based, often they are recommended to be dosed on ideal body weight.
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    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.

    To view Dr. Manjunath Pai's publications, visit PubMed

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    MDCalc loves calculator creators – researchers who, through intelligent and often complex methods, discover tools that describe scientific facts that can then be applied in practice. These are real scientific discoveries about the nature of the human body, which can be invaluable to physicians taking care of patients.
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