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Medical dosage calculations / June Looby Olsen, Anthony Patrick Giangrasso, Dolores M. Shrimpton

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2004.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xiv, 381 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0131134795
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • QV 748 O522m 2008
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Contents:
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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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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