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dose 1. Med a specific quantity of a therapeutic drug or agent taken at any one time or at specified intervals 2. Physics the total energy of ionizing radiation absorbed by unit mass of material, esp of living tissue; usually measured in grays (SI unit) or rads 3. a small amount of syrup added to wine, esp sparkling wine, when the sediment is removed and the bottle is corked dose [dōs] (medicine) The measure, expressed in number of roentgens, of a property of x-rays at a particular place; used in radiology. (nucleonics) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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2) Recent experience is that IV CMS, administered as a 10 to 30 minute infusion at a dose of 5 to 6 mg/kg/d in 2 or 3 divided doses, does not appear to be nephrotoxic in patients with normal renal function. For patients with severe allergies, dosing may be increased to a maximum of 24 mg/day for adults (given in divided doses 6 to 8 hours apart). 36 mg/kg/day (72 x ADI) administered as two daily divided doses for 4 days in 12 human volunteers was designed and undertaken after results from a pilot study. |
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