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| ==First time load==
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| 18mg/kg (can be given PO in divided doses or IV)
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| ==Already On==
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| If patient is already on dilantin but sub-therapeutic use following to calculate dose needed to achieve therapeutic level:
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| Concentration adjusted = (concentration desired - concentration measured) x (0.7 x adjusted body weight)
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| ==Correcting==
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| #Sheiner-Tozer Equation may be needed to correct level in patients with low albumin or abnormal creatinine: | |
| ## Corrected level = measured level/[(adjustment x albumin) + 0.1]
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| ## adjustment is 0.2 unless patient has Creatinine clearance <20 then it is 0.1
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| ==See Also==
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| [[Seizure Levels and Reloading]] | |
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| [[Category:Drugs]]
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| [[Category:Neuro]]
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