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Medical calculator

A medical calculator is like a really smart toy that helps doctors and nurses figure out how to give you the right amount of medicine so you can feel better.

You know how sometimes you get medicine that comes in a bottle? Well, the doctor or nurse has to figure out how much medicine to give you based on things like your weight, age, and how sick you are.

A medical calculator helps them do that by asking some questions like how much you weigh and how old you are, and then it tells them how much medicine you need. It's like a magic tool that helps them figure out how much medicine you need to feel better.

So when you go to the doctor or hospital, they might use a medical calculator to help give you the medicine that will make you feel better. It's like the doctor's secret helper to make sure you get the right amount of medicine.