Drug dosage calculations : for the emergency care provider / Alan A. Mikolaj.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mikolaj, Alan A., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmaceutical arithmetic.

Emergency medicine--Mathematics.

Emergency medicine.

Physical Description:

xiv, 162 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

At head of title: Brady

Drug dosage calculations for the emergency care provider

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2003]

Summary:

Utilizing a simple, systematic approach, this comprehensive and practical book provides readers with all the tools necessary to solve just about every type of dosage and calculation problem. A step-by-step approach guides learners through the areas that pose the greatest challenges: mathematics, systems of measurement, the metric system, and systematic drug dosage calculation problem solving. Section I focuses on fractions and basic algebra functions essential to understanding and solving drug dose calculation. Section II discusses the history of systems of measurement, reviews the old customary system, and provides a complete explanation of the metric system and the federally approved rules governing the metric system in the United States. Section II explains in detail each type of dosage calculation problem that may be encountered in the emergency setting, with each chapter providing the building blocks for the next.

Contents:

Section 1 Mathematics and Fractions Review 1

Chapter 1 Common Fractions 7

1.1 Fraction Fundamentals 8

1.2 Addition of Fractions 15

1.3 Subtraction of Fractions 17

1.4 Multiplication of Fractions 18

1.5 Division of Fractions 20

Chapter 1 Test: Common Fractions 21

Chapter 2 Decimal Fractions 22

2.1 Decimal Fraction Fundamentals 23

2.2 Addition of Decimal Fractions 25

2.3 Subtraction of Decimal Fractions 26

2.4 Multiplication of Decimal Fractions 27

2.5 Division of Decimal Fractions 28

Chapter 2 Test: Decimal Fractions 29

Chapter 3 Ratios and Proportions 31

3.1 Ratios and Proportions 32

3.2 Proportions and Cross-Multiplication 33

Chapter 3 Test: Ratios and Proportions 36

Chapter 4 Percentages 37

4.1 Percentage Fundamentals 38

4.2 Percent Problems 41

Chapter 5 Putting It All Together: Fraction Conversions 43

5.1 Fraction Conversions 44

Section 2 Systems of Measurement 47

Chapter 6 Systems of Measurement: An Historical Perspective 49

6.1 An Historical Perspective 50

Chapter 7 The U.S. Customary Weights and Measures System 63

7.1 The U.S. Customary Weights and Measures System 64

Chapter 8 The Metric System 71

8.1 The Metric System 72

8.2 Rules to the Metric System 73

Chapter 9 Conversions Between Systems 78

9.1 Conversions Between Systems 79

Section 3 Emergency Drug Dosage Calculations 85

Chapter 10 Find the Ordered Dose 87

10.1 Find the Ordered Dose 88

Chapter 11 Find the Units Per Kilogram 96

11.1 Find the Units Per Kilogram 97

Chapter 12 Solutions and Dilutions 102

12.1 Solution Fundamentals 103

12.2 Dilution Problems 107

Chapter 13 Find the Concentration 111

13.1 Find the Concentration 112

Chapter 14 Calculate an I.V. Drip Rate 117

14.1 Calculate an I.V. Drip Rate 118

Chapter 15 Calculate an I.V. Drip Rate Based on Patient Weight 124

15.1 Calculate an I.V. Drip Based on Patient Weight 125

Chapter 16 Milliliters Per Hour to Drops Per Minute 127

16.1 Milliliters Per Hour to Drops Per Minute 128.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page []-) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0130912859

OCLC:

48558798