How to control atrial fibrillation in heart patients

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Problem- Administration of digitals, a drug used to control atrial fibrillation in heart patients, must be carefully controlled because even a modest overdosage can be fatal. To take differences between patients into account, drug dosages are prescribed in terms of mg/kg body weight. This, a child and an adult differ greatly in weight, but both receive the same dosage per kilogram of body weight. At a dosage of 20ug/kg body weight, how many milligrams of digitalis should a 160 lb patient receive? Should

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