Dosage calculations
By: Gloria D. Pickar
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Thomson/Delmar Learning
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Australia; Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780766862869
Subjects: Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Administration & dosage; Mathematics
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Fractions and decimals; title: Ch. 2. Ratios, percents, simple equations, and ratio-proportion; title: Ch. 3. Systems of measurements; title: Ch. 4. Conversions: metric, apothecary, and household systems; title: Ch. 5. Conversions for other clinical applications: time and temperature; title: Ch. 6. Equipment used in dosage measurement; title: Ch. 7. Interpreting drug orders; title: Ch. 8. Understanding drug labels; title: Ch. 9. Oral dosage of drugs; title: Ch. 10. Parenteral dosage of drugs; title: Ch. 11. Reconstitution of solutions; title: Ch. 12. Using ratio-proportion to calculate dosages; title: Ch. 13. Pediatric and adult dosages based on body weight; title: Ch. 14. Intravenous solutions, equipment, and calculations; title: Ch. 15. Body surface area and advanced pediatric calculations; title: Ch. 16. Advanced adult intravenous calculations.