Clinical calculations : with applications to general and specialty areas
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Clinical calculations : with applications to general and specialty areas
W.B. Saunders, c2000
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-339) and index
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Description
This text reviews all four major drug calculation methods: basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis. Practice problems help readers master each method so they can apply them effectively in practice. The book also provides illustrated explanations of drug administration techniques and devices, including oral, intra-muscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and other routes, enabling readers to become knowledgeable about the specifics of each. It tests the mastery of drug calculation and dosing with a post-test at the end of the text that consists of 50 questions with drug labels related to orals, injectables, intravenous, and paediatric dosing. This 4th edition is completely updated throughout and it provides the most current information available on dosage calculations.
Table of Contents
BASIC MATH REVIEW . SYSTEMS, CONVERSION, AND METHODS OF DRUG CALCULATION . Systems Used for Drug Administration Objectives . Conversions Within the Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems . Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, Charting, "5 Rights," and Abbreviations . Alternative Methods for Drug Administration . Methods of Calculation . CALCULATIONS FOR ORAL, INJECTABLE, AND INTRAVENOUS DRUGS . Oral and Enteral Preparations with Clinical Applications . Injectable Preparations with Clinical Applications . CALCULATIONS FOR SPECIALTY AREAS . Pediatrics . Critical Care . Pediatric Critical Care . Labor and Delivery . Community . POST-TEST DRUG CALULATIONS . REFERENCES . APPENDICES . Guidelines for Administration of Medications . Nomograms
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