Cowling rule
(kowl′ĭng)
A method for calculation of pediatric drug dosages in which the age of the child at the next birthday is divided by 24. However, the most safe and accurate methods of pediatric dosage calculation include the weight and body surface area or both of the patient.
SEE: Clark rule
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Cowling Rule." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule.
Cowling rule. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule. Accessed December 7, 2024.
Cowling rule. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule
Cowling Rule [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 07]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule.
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