Math and dosage calculations for medical careers /

Booth, Kathryn A.

Math and dosage calculations for medical careers / Kathryn A. Booth and James E. Whaley - Second edition. - Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2007 - xxxi, 528 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Fractions and decimals -- Percents, ratios, and proportions -- Systems of weights and measures -- Equipment for dosage measurement -- Drug orders -- Drug labels and package inserts -- Methods of dosage calculations -- Oral dosages -- Parenteral dosages -- Intravenous dosages -- Calculations for special populations -- Specialized calculations -- Comprehensive evaluation -- Answer key

Math and Dosage Calculations for Medical Careers teaches the skills and techniques medical assistants, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and paramedics need to calculate the amount of medication they should administer to patients. Students learn to calculate dosages based on ratio proportions, fraction proportions, the formula method, and dimensional analysis

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PHARMACEUTICAL ARITHMETIC

RS 57 .B66 2007