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Dosage Calculations : A Ratio-Proportion Approach

ISBN: 9780766806306 | 0766806308
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning
Pub. Date: 11/3/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
The Dosage Calculations text has set the standard in teaching dosage calculation and now, for the first time, a ratio and proportion method is available. It incorporates the strengths of the original, clear writing style, extensive math review, beginning to advanced concepts presented in manageable segments, and hundreds of practice problems. This edition includes actual drug labels, equipment photos, and illustrations to help students learn. The ratio and proportion edition is a comprehensive learning system that includes an interactive CD-ROM... MORE
Prefacevii(4)
Acknowledgmentsxi(2)
Introduction to the Studentxiii(1)
Using This Bookxiv
chapter 1 Mathematics Review for Dosage Calculat... MORE
1(30)
Mathematics Diagnostic Test
1(2)
Roman Numerals
3(2)
Fractions
5(10)
Decimals
15(7)
Ratio and Percent
22(1)
Solving Simple Equations for X
23(3)
Ratio-Proportion: Cross-Multiplying to Solve for X
26(5)
chapter 2 Systems of Measurement
31(10)
The Metric System
31(3)
Apothecaries' System
34(2)
Household System
36(1)
Other Common Drug Measures: Units and Milliequivalents
37(4)
chapter 3 Conversions
41(20)
Converting from One Unit to Another Using the Ratio-Proportion Method
42(2)
Converting Within the Metric System Using Ratio-Proportion
44(3)
Approximate Equivalents
47(1)
Converting between Systems of Measurement Using the Ratio-Proportion Method
48(3)
Converting Using the Conversion Factor Method
51(2)
Converting between Traditional and 24-Hour Time
53(2)
Converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature
55(6)
chapter 4 Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement
61(14)
Oral Administration
61(2)
Parenteral Administration
63(12)
chapter 5 Interpreting Drug Orders
75(14)
Computerized Medication Administration Records
77(3)
The Drug Order
80(9)
chapter 6 Understanding Drug Labels
89(12)
chapter 7 Oral Dosage of Drugs
101(32)
Tablets and Capsules
101(13)
Tablets that Cannot Be Crushed or Altered
114(1)
Oral Liquids
114(19)
chapter 8 Parenteral Dosage of Drugs
133(42)
Injectable Solutions
133(10)
Injectable Medications in Powder Form
143(9)
Insulin
152(7)
Calculating Dosage Expressed as a Ratio or Percent
159(16)
chapter 9 Using the Formula Method to Calculate Dosages
175(8)
chapter 10 Pediatric Dosages
183(20)
Body Weight Method
184(4)
Safe Dosages
188(1)
Combination Drugs
189(3)
Body Surface Area (BSA) Method
192(11)
chapter 11 Intravenous Calculations
203(30)
IV Solutions
203(2)
Different Concentrations of IV Fluids
205(1)
IV Fluid Additives
205(3)
Calculating Dosage Expressed as a Percentage in IV Fluids
208(1)
IV Sites
209(1)
Monitoring IVs
209(1)
Primary and Secondary IVs
209(2)
IV Flow Rate
211(1)
Electronically Regulated IVs
211(2)
Calculating Flow Rates for Electronic Regulators in mL/h
213(2)
Manually Regulated IVs
215(2)
Calculating Flow Rates for Manually Regulated IVs in gtt/min
217(5)
Adjusting IV Flow Rate
222(2)
IV Piggybacks
224(1)
Saline and Heparin IV Locks
225(1)
ADD-Vantage System
225(2)
Blood Transfusions
227(6)
chapter 12 Advanced Intravenous Calculations
233(28)
Calculating IV Infusion Time
233(1)
Calculating IV Fluid Volumes
234(2)
Pediatric Infusion Control Sets
236(3)
Preparing Pediatric IVs
239(2)
Minimal Dilutions for IV Medications
241(1)
Calculation of Daily Rate for Maintenance Fluids
242(1)
IV Heparin
243(4)
Critical Care IV Calculations: Calculating Flow Rate of an IV Medication to Be Given over a Specified Time Period
247(6)
Limiting Infusion Volumes
253(8)
posttest 1261(6)
posttest 2267(20)
answers287(58)
index345

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