Dosage calculations made incredibly easy!
Dosage calculations made incredibly easy!
- 4th
- Philadelphia Lippincott Williams & Wilkins c2010
- Incredibly easy .
This reviews the basic maths needed to perform dosage calculation. It walks readers through the interpretation of examples of drug orders and the performance of complex dosage calculations. Contents include: fractions; decimals and percentages; ratios, fractions, proportions, and solving for x; dimensional analysis; metric system; alternative measurement systems; drug orders; administration records; preventing drug errors; calculating oral drug dosages; calculating topical and rectal drug dosages; calculating parenteral injections; calculating IV infusions; calculating paediatric dosages; calculating obstetric drug dosages; calculating critical care dosages.
1605471976 9781605471976
This reviews the basic maths needed to perform dosage calculation. It walks readers through the interpretation of examples of drug orders and the performance of complex dosage calculations. Contents include: fractions; decimals and percentages; ratios, fractions, proportions, and solving for x; dimensional analysis; metric system; alternative measurement systems; drug orders; administration records; preventing drug errors; calculating oral drug dosages; calculating topical and rectal drug dosages; calculating parenteral injections; calculating IV infusions; calculating paediatric dosages; calculating obstetric drug dosages; calculating critical care dosages.
1605471976 9781605471976