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In our patient, IV lidocaine was given in a dose equivalent to the loading dose used in patients with cardiac arrhythmias--that is, 1.
For patients who appeared for treatment with extensive pneumonitis, a loading dose of 33 mg/kg of ribavirin, followed by 20 mg/kg every 8 h, was given intravenously.
Loading dose refers to a specific amount of drug that the PCA system can be programmed to deliver as an initial, single dose in an effort to quickly elevate plasma concentration and relieve pain.
 
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