Clinical Calculations. Edition: 10
Learn the most common methods of drug calculation, and use the one that is right for you! Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 10th Edition helps you learn to calculate drug dosages accurately. It covers the four major drug calculation methods - basic formula, ratio and proportion, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis - plus body weight and body surface area. It also includes practice problems not only for general care but also for specialty areas such as pediatrics and critical care. Written by a team of experts, this market-leading text shows how drug calculation and drug administration are related and emphasizes patient safety above all else.
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Clinical Calculations: With Applications to General and Specialty Areas, 10e
Part I: Basic Math Review
Part II: Systems, Conversion, and Methods of Drug Calculation
Chapter 1: Systems Used for Drug Administration
Chapter 2: Conversion Within the Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems
Chapter 3: Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, Bar Codes, MAR and eMAR,
Automation of Medication Dispensing, and Abbreviations
Chapter 4: Prevention of Medication Errors
Chapter 5: Alternative Methods for Drug Administration
Chapter 6: Methods of Calculation
Chapter 7: Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing
Part III: Calculations of Oral, Injectable, and Intravenous Drugs
Chapter 8: Oral and Enteral Preparations with Clinical Applications
Chapter 9: Injectable Preparations with Clinical Applications
NEW! Chapter 10: Insulin Administration
Chapter 11: Intravenous Preparations with Clinical Applications
Part IV: Calculations for Specialty Areas
Chapter 12: Pediatrics
Chapter 13: Critical Care
Chapter 14: Pediatric Critical Care
Chapter 15: Labor and Delivery
Chapter 16: Community
Part V: Post-Test: Oral Preparations, Injectables, Intravenous, and Pediatrics
Appendix A: Guidelines for Administration
Appendix B: Nomograms: Child and Adult
References
Index
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