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Originally Posted by BarryRX
If the standard dose of a drug for an adult male is 4mg/kg, then how much drug should be prescribed to a 200 pound man who has reduced kidney function? Go ahead and figure that out without using basic math skills.
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This has been brought up a time or two, so I'm going back to it. High school students are taught plenty of basic math. How much basic math does one need to figure out how much medicine to give to a person of a certain weight?
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And, why would you deny a doctor the skills needed to not only enjoy art or music, but to understand why. I don't use my art appreciation course when I practice pharmacy, but I am grateful that I took it.
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I had art and music classes in grammar school and high school. Then a couple of art courses again in college. How much is enough? I think I had enough before I got to college. What I learned in college I could have learned from a library book(s) at some later time.....in my spare time. A college education can be very expensive whereas a good library book doesn't cost a penny.