An edition of Dosage calculations: a ratio-proportion approach
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Dosage calculations
Third Canadian edition.
by Gloria D. Pickar and Amy P. Abernethy
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Table of Contents
Section 1. Mathematics review
Chapter 1. Fractions and decimals ; Fractions ; Decimals
Chapter 2. Ratios and percents ; Ratios ; Percents ; Percent measures
Chapter 3. Systems of measurements ; The international system of units ; Alternative systems of measurement ; Special classes of units measurement ; Time and temperature conversions
Chapter 4. Calculation methods used in determining drug dosages ; Method 1 : dimensional analysis ; Method 2 : formula ; Method 3 : ratio and proportion.
Section 2. Measurement systems, drug orders, and drug labels
Chapter 5. Equipment used in dosage measurement ; Oral administration ; Parental admininstration
Chapter 6. Interpreting drug orders ; Medical abbreviations ; The drug order ; Computerized medication administration systems
Chapter 7. Drug labels
Trade and generic names
Dosage strength ; Form ; Supply dosage ; Total volume ; Administration route ; Directions for mixing or reconstituting
Special instructions
Name of manufacturer
Expiration date ; Lot of control numbers ; Drug identification number ; Natural product number ; Bar code symbols ; Unit- or single-dose labels ; Combination drugs ; Supply dosage expressed as a ratio or percentage ; Checking labels.
Section 3. Drug dosage calculations
Chapter 8. Oral dosages of drugs ; Tablets and capsules ; Three-step approach to dosage calculations ; Oral liquids
Chapter 9. Parental dosages of drugs ; Injectable solutions ; High-alert parental medications ; Insulin
Chapter 10. Reconstitution of solutions ; Solution components ; Reconstitution of injectable medications in powder form ; Types of reconstituted parental solutions ; Reconstituted parental solutions used with various routes ; Reconstitution of noninjectable solutions ; Oral and enteral feedings
Chapter 11. Pediatric and adult dosages based on body weight ; Administering medications to children ; Converting pounds to kilograms ; Body weight method for calculating safe pediatric dosages ; Combination drugs ; Adult dosages based on body weight ; Body weight dosage calculation.
Section 4. Advanced calculations
Chapter 12. Intravenous solutions, equipment, and calculations ; IV solutions ; Calculating components of IV solutions when expressed as a percent ; IV sites ; Monitoring IVs ; Primary and secondary IVs ; Blood administration tubing ; IV flow rate ; Electronically regulated IVs ; Calculating flow rates for infustion pumps in mL/h ; Manually regulating IVs ; Calculating flow rates for manually regulated IVs in gtt/min ; Adjusting IV flow rate ; Intermittent IV infusions ; Calculating infusion time and volume
Chapter 13. Body surface area and advanced pediatric calculations ; Body surface area method ; Pediatric volume control sets ; Minimal dilutions for IV medications ; Calculation of daily volume for maintenance fluids
Chapter 14. Advanced adult intravenous calculations ; Calculating IV dosages and flow rates using clinical protocols ; Insulin overdose ; Critical care calculations : calculating the rate of an IV medication to be given over a specified time period ; Limiting infusion volumes.
Section 4. Self-evaluation
Essential skills evaluation
Comprehensive skills evaluation
Answers
Appendix A : Systems of measurement
Appendix B : The Aothacary system of measurement
Appendix C : Household units
Appendix D : Units of measurement for temperature
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes index.
Revision of: Dosage calculations / Gloria D. Pickar ... [et al.]. -- 2nd Canadian ed. Toronto : Nelson Education, c2012 [i.e. 2011].
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"Upon mastery of chapter 1, you will be able to perform basic mathematical computations that involve fractions and decimals."
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