{
  "schema": "upg.factor.v1",
  "id": "ptce/calc/weight-based-dose",
  "exam": [
    "PTCE"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.92,
  "updated_at": "2026-09-07",
  "token_cost_hint": 220,
  "integrity": "practice_only",
  "domain": "Order Entry & Processing",
  "title": "Weight-based dosing",
  "claim": "Weight-based doses use patient weight \u00d7 ordered dose-per-weight (e.g., mg/kg), then convert to the dispense unit. Confirm units (kg vs lb; mg vs mcg) before multiplying \u2014 unit errors dominate this item type.",
  "plain": "Weight \u00d7 (mg/kg) = dose. Convert lb\u2192kg (\u00f72.2) when needed. Unit mismatch is the usual trap.",
  "citations": [
    {
      "authority": "PTCB PTCE Content Outline (2026) \u2014 Order Entry & Processing",
      "url": "https://ptcb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PTCE-Content-Outline.pdf",
      "pin": "Order Entry & Processing \u2014 weight-based dosing",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07",
      "quote": "[Domain pin \u2014 verify exact wording in the current PTCB PTCE Content Outline PDF before paste.] Order Entry & Processing \u2014 weight-based dosing"
    }
  ],
  "html": "/factors/ptce/calc/weight-based-dose",
  "json": "/factors/ptce/calc/weight-based-dose.json"
}