TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pickar,Gloria D.
AU  - Abernethy,Amy Pickar
TI  - Dosage calculations
SN  - 1418080470
U1  - 615.4 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Clifton Park, NY
PB  - Thomson Delmar Learning
KW  - Pharmaceutical arithmetic
KW  - Pharmaceutical Preparations
KW  - administration & dosage
KW  - Mathematics
N1  - Includes index; Mathematics review. Fractions and decimals ; Ratios, percents, simple equations, and ratio-proportion --
Measurement systems, drug orders, and drug labels. Systems of measurement ; Conversions : metric, apothecary, and household systems ; Conversions for other clinical applications : time and temperature ; Equipment used in dosage measurement ; Interpreting drug orders ; Understanding drug labels ; Preventing medication errors --
Drug dosage calculations. Oral dosage of drugs ; Parenteral dosage of drugs ; Reconstitution of solutions ; Alternative dosage calculation methods : ratio-proportion and dimensional analysis ; Pediatric and adult dosages based on body weight --
Advanced calculations. Intravenous solutions, equipment, and calculations ; Body surface area and advanced pediatric calculations ; Advanced adult intravenous calculations
ER  -