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| Age from date of mother's last menstrual period to date of birth |
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| Age from birth to present in days, weeks, months or years |
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| Chronological or post natal age |
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| 29 days to less than 12 months |
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| Is absorption of acidic drugs decreased or increased? Basic drugs? |
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Acidic - Decreased absorption
Basic - Increased |
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| What is the pH range of a neonate at birth? |
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| Does gastric emptying occur fast or slow? |
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| slow (drug stays in the stomach longer) |
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| Is topical drug absorption fast or slow? |
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| Do babies have a thin or thick stratum corneum? |
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| Do babies have increased or decreased muscle mass? Would this increase or decrease absorption? |
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| Decreased muscle mass, decrease aborption |
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| Why and when is rectal administration used? |
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| Used to avoid first pass metabolism and used for nausea and vomiting |
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| Increased or decreased water content? |
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| Would you need to give larger or smaller doses by weight due to vd? |
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| Do neonates have less or more body fat |
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| When do babies need to regain birth weight? |
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| Do newborns have decreased or increased albumin stores? |
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| Do newborns have increased or decreased bilirubin? |
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| What happens if certain medications displace bilirubin? |
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| Is the hepatic process (metabolism) increased or depressed at birth? |
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| At what age is metabolism faster than adults? |
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| Is glucuronidation increased or reduced at birth? |
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| Is acetylation increased or decreased at birth? |
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| Is sulfation increased or decreased at birth? |
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| Are renal blood flow and tubular secretion increased or decreased at birth? |
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| What is a normal urine output? |
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