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Medical innovations: Gentamicin calculator
The BMJ
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Junior doctor Imran Qureshi explains how he created a digital calculator to help clinicians safely dose the antibiotic gentamicin.
Gentamicin is an antibiotic that is widely used in hospitals, but calculating the correct dose to give to patients can cause problems for doctors. One junior doctor, Imran Qureshi, used his computer science background to create a simple to use gentamicin calculator.Why it's here
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