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Clark weight rule

(klahrk),

an obsolete rule for an approximate child's dose, obtained by dividing the child's weight in pounds by 150 and multiplying the result by the adult dose.

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Clark,

Alonzo, U.S. pharmacologist, 1807-1887.

Clark sign - absence of liver dullness in the presence of peritonitis.

Clark weight rule - an obsolete rule for an approximate child's dose.

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