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Calculating levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) morning bolus dose and continuous infusion rate. Priming volume is the amount of LCIG needed to fill the empty percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEG-J) tube. This is only required for the morning dose calculation, as the tube will be full (or “primed”) when the continuous infusion is begun
