Medical dosage calculations / June Looby Olsen, Anthony Patrick Giangrasso, Dolores M. Shrimpton
Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2004.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xiv, 381 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:- 0131134795
- QV 748 O522m 2008
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Includes index.
Contents
Unit one Basic Calculation and Administration Skills
Chapter One Review of Arithmetic for Medical Dosage Calculations
Objectives
Diagnostic Test of Arithmetic
Changing Decimal Numbers and Whole Numbers to Fractions
Changing Fractions to Decimal Numbers
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Numbers
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Complex Fractions
Percentages
Practice Sets
Chapter Two Drug Administration
Objectives
Who Administers Drugs?
The Drug Administration Process
The Right Drug
The Right Dose
The Right Route
The Right Time
The Right Patient
Drug Orders
Drug Labels
Drug Package Inserts
Medication Administration Records
Practice Sets
Chapter Three Dimensional Analysis
Objectives
Getting Started
Practice Sets
Unit Two Systems of Measurement for Dosage Calculations
Chapter Four The Apothecary, Household, and Metric Systems
Objectives
The Apothecary System
Liquid Volume in the Apothecary System
Weight in the Apothecary System
Roman Numerals
The Household System
Liquid Volume in the Household System
Weight in the Household System
The Metric System
Liquid Volume in the Metric System
Weight in the Metric System
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Chapter Five Converting from One System of Measurement to Another
Objectives
Equivalents of Common Units of Measurement
Metric-to-Apothecary Conversions
Apothecary-to-Metric Conversions
Household-to-Apothecary or Household-to-Metric Conversions
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Unit Three Common Medication Preparations
Chapter Six Calculating Oral Medication Doses
Objectives
One-Step Conversions
Dosage by Body Weight
Calculating Dosage by Body Surface Area
Nomogram
Multistep Conversions
Practice Reading Labels
CASE STUDY 6.1 133
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Chapter Seven Syringes
Objectives
Common Types of Syringes
Other Types of Syringes
CASE STUDY 7.1
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Chapter Eight Preparation of Solutions
Objectives
Strength of Solutions
Pure Drugs in Liquid Form
Pure Drugs in Dry Form
Preparing Solutions from Pure Drugs
Diluting Stock Solutions
CASE STUDY 8.1
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Chapter Nine Parenteral Medications
Objectives
Parenteral Medications Supplied as Liquids
Heparin
Parenteral Medications Supplied in Powdered Form
CASE STUDY 9.1
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Unit Four Specialized Medication Preparations
Chapter Ten Calculating Flow Rates for Enteral Solutions and Intravenous Infusions
Objectives
Introduction to Intravenous and Enteral Solutions
Enteral Solutions
Intravenous Fluids
Intravenous Solutions
Equipment for IV Infusions
Calculating the Flow Rate of Infusions
Calculating the Flow Rate of Enteral Solutions
CASE STUDY 10.1
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Chapter Eleven Calculating Flow Rates for Intravenous Medications and Duration of Flow
Objectives
Intravenous Piggyback Infusions
Intravenous Piggyback Medications
Calculating Flow Rates Based on Body Weight
Calculating Flow Rates Based on Body Surface Area
Calculating the Duration of Flow for IV and Enteral Solutions
CASE STUDY 11.1
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Chapter Twelve Calculating Pediatric Dosages
Objectives
Calculating Drug Dosages by Body Weight
Calculating Drug Dosages by Body Surface Area
BSA Pediatric Nomogram
Pediatric Intravenous Dosages
CASE STUDY 12.1
Practice Sets
Cumulative Review Exercises
Comprehensive Self-Tests
Appendices
Appendix A Answers Section
Appendix B Common Abbreviations on Medication Orders
Appendix C Units of Measurement in Metric, Household, and Apothecary Systems
Appendix D Dosage Preparation Forms and Packaging
Appendix E Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions
Appendix F Tables of Weight Conversions
Appendix G Nomograms
Appendix H Ratio and Proportion Method for Dosage Calculation
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