When using Clark's rule for determining a pediatric dose of medication, the factor that remains constant for all calculations is the:

A) Child's age
B) Average adult's presumed weight
C) Child's weight
D) Adult's age
E) None of the above


Ans: B) Average adult's presumed weight

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