Medical dosage calculations / June L. Olsen ... [et al].

Includes index.

Unit oneBasic Calculation and Administration Skills 1 Chapter OneReview of Arithmetic for Medical Dosage Calculations 2 Objectives 2 Diagnostic Test of Arithmetic 3 Changing Decimal Numbers and Whole Numbers to Fractions 4 Changing Fractions to Decimal Numbers 5 Rounding Decimal Numbers 7 Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Numbers 7 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 10 Complex Fractions 12 Percentages 13 Practice Sets 14 Chapter TwoDrug Administration 17 Objectives 17 Who Administers Drugs? 18 The Drug Administration Process 18 The Right Drug 18 The Right Dose 20 The Right Route 20 The Right Time 21 The Right Patient 21 Drug Orders 22 Drug Labels 24 Drug Package Inserts 28 Medication Administration Records 34 Practice Sets 39 Chapter ThreeDimensional Analysis 49 Objectives 49 Getting Started 50 Practice Sets 55 Unit TwoSystems of Measurement for Dosage Calculations 57 Chapter FourThe Apothecary, Household, and Metric Systems 59 Objectives 59 The Apothecary System 60 Liquid Volume in the Apothecary System 60 Weight in the Apothecary System 61 Roman Numerals 61 The Household System 62 Liquid Volume in the Household System 62 Weight in the Household System 63 The Metric System 64 Liquid Volume in the Metric System 64 Weight in the Metric System 65 Practice Sets 68 Cumulative Review Exercises 74 Chapter FiveConverting from One System of Measurement to Another 75 Objectives 75 Equivalents of Common Units of Measurement 76 Metric-to-Apothecary Conversions 78 Apothecary-to-Metric Conversions 81 Household-to-Apothecary or Household-to-Metric Conversions 83 Practice Sets 86 Cumulative Review Exercises 94 Unit ThreeCommon Medication Preparations 97 Chapter SixCalculating Oral Medication Doses 99 Objectives 99 One-Step Conversions 100 Dosage by Body Weight 104 Calculating Dosage by Body Surface Area 105 Nomogram 106 Multistep Conversions 110 Practice Reading Labels 116 CASE STUDY 6.1 133 Practice Sets 136 Cumulative Review Exercises 141 Chapter SevenSyringes 143 Objectives 143 Common Types of Syringes 144 Other Types of Syringes 148 CASE STUDY 7.1 153 Practice Sets 157 Cumulative Review Exercises 166 Chapter EightPreparation of Solutions 169 Objectives 169 Strength of Solutions 170 Pure Drugs in Liquid Form 170 Pure Drugs in Dry Form 171 Preparing Solutions from Pure Drugs 172 Diluting Stock Solutions 175 CASE STUDY 8.1 178 Practice Sets 180 Cumulative Review Exercises 187 Chapter NineParenteral Medications 189 Objectives 189 Parenteral Medications Supplied as Liquids 190 Heparin 196 Parenteral Medications Supplied in Powdered Form 198 CASE STUDY 9.1 201 Practice Sets 203 Cumulative Review Exercises 210 Unit FourSpecialized Medication Preparations 213 Chapter TenCalculating Flow Rates for Enteral Solutions and Intravenous Infusions 215 Objectives 215 Introduction to Intravenous and Enteral Solutions 216 Enteral Solutions 216 Intravenous Fluids 216 Intravenous Solutions 217 Equipment for IV Infusions 220 Calculating the Flow Rate of Infusions 224 Calculating the Flow Rate of Enteral Solutions 229 CASE STUDY 10.1 230 Practice Sets 232 Cumulative Review Exercises 236 Chapter ElevenCalculating Flow Rates for Intravenous Medications and Duration of Flow 239 Objectives 239 Intravenous Piggyback Infusions 240 Intravenous Piggyback Medications 241 Calculating Flow Rates Based on Body Weight 246 Calculating Flow Rates Based on Body Surface Area 247 Calculating the Duration of Flow for IV and Enteral Solutions 248 CASE STUDY 11.1 252 Practice Sets 253 Cumulative Review Exercises 262 Chapter TwelveCalculating Pediatric Dosages 263 Objectives 263 Calculating Drug Dosages by Body Weight 264 Calculating Drug Dosages by Body Surface Area 270 BSA Pediatric Nomogram 271 Pediatric Intravenous Dosages 274 CASE STUDY 12.1 275 Practice Sets 277 Cumulative Review Exercises 284 Comprehensive Self-Tests 287 Appendices 317 Appendix A Answers Section 318 Appendix B Common Abbreviations on Medication Orders 365 Appendix C Units of Measurement in Metric, Household, and Apothecary Systems 367 Appendix D Dosage Preparation Forms and Packaging 368 Appendix E Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions 369 Appendix F Tables of Weight Conversions 371 Appendix G Nomograms 373 Appendix H Ratio and Proportion Method for Dosage Calculation 375 Index 379