Adjusted Body Weight (for Obese Patients) Calculator
Calculates adjusted weight for drug dosing in obesity
When to use it
Use only when the selected adult drug protocol specifies an adjusted weight with a 0.4 correction factor.
Category
Anthropometric & Body Composition
References
Pai MP et al. The origin of the "ideal" body weight equations. Ann Pharmacother. 2000;34:1066-9. PMID: 10981254
About NephroMind
This calculator is part of NephroMind, a free clinical decision-aid platform from the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT) — over 128 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.