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Scott,William N.

Dosage calculations made incredibly easy! - 1st UK Edition - Philadelphia Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins c2009 - viii,328p.: ill.; 23cm.

Includes Bibliographical references and Index


Fractions
Decimals and percentages
Ratios, fractions, proportions, and solving for X
Dimensional analysis
Metric system
Alternative measurement systems
Drug orders
Administration records
Preventing drug errors
Calculating oral drug dosages
Calculating topical and rectal drug dosages
Calculating parenteral injections
Calculating I.V. infusions
Calculating pediatric dosages
Calculating obstetric drug dosages
Calculating critical care dosages


This practical book provides a clear guide to calculating drug dosages. The text covers basic maths (fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions and percentages), measurement systems and practical calculations. There is also vital information on recording drug administration, routes of administration, and more


ISBN: 9781901831030

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Drug Dosage Calculations
Drugs Dosage

LC Class. No.: RS57 / .S36 2009