Olsen, June Looby

Medical dosage calculations / June Looby Olsen and Anthony Patrick Giangrasso. - Seventh edition. - New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, c2000 - v, 358 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Review of arithmetic for medical dosage calculations -- Drug administration -- Dimensional analysis -- The apothecary, household, and metric systems -- Converting from one system of measurement to another -- Calculating oral medication doses -- Syringes -- Preparation of solutions -- Parenteral medications -- Calculating flow rates for enteral solutions and intravenous -- Calculating flow rates for intravenous medications and duration of flow -- Calculating pediatric dosages

In growing range of health-care setting, nursing and allied health professional are assuming increasing responsibilities in every aspect of drug administration.

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DRUGS DOSAGE

RS 57 .O47 2000