Dimensional Analysis for Meds
Boost your confidence in dosage calculations with the strongest dimensional analysis book on the market! Increase your skills and confidence by turning to leading author Anna Curren, who has successfully taught dosage calculations to thousands of students over the years. Dimensional Analysis for Meds, fourth edition, will set your feet on the right path to accuracy and aptitude in medication calculations. You will find full-color drug labels and syringes throughout, tied to questions that...
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This book/CD-ROM package is a self-instructional learning tool designed to simplify clinical calculations. Using the method of dimensional analysis, material is presented in a step-by-step format. After a math review, chapters cover drug measures, reading medication labels and syringe calibrations, medication administration systems, dosage calculation using dimensional analysis, dosage calculation from body weight and body surface area, intravenous calculations, and pediatric medication calculations. There are many worked examples and quizes. The CD-ROM offers graphical explanations of dimensional analysis. Curren is affiliated with Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, and Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1Relative value, addition, and subtraction of decimals32Multiplication and division of decimals113Solving common fraction equations224Metric, international (SI) system375Additional drug measures : unit, percentage, milliequivalent, ratio, apothecary, household476Reading oral medication labels557Hypodermic syringe measurement748Reading parenteral medication labels919Reconstitution of powdered drugs10910Measuring insulin dosages12211Dosage calculation using dimensional analysis13912Adult and pediatric dosages based on body weight16713Adult and pediatric dosages based on body surface area18214Introduction to IV therapy19515IV flow rate calculation20916Calculating IV infusion and completion times22217IV medication and titration calculations24418Heparin intravenous calculations26219Pediatric oral and parenteral medications27320Pediatric intravenous medications279
