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020			_a9781439058473
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050			_aRS 57 .P53 2013
100			_aPickar, Gloria D. _eauthor
245		0	_aDosage calculations / _cGloria D Pickar and Amy Pickar Abernethy
250			_aNINTH EDITION.
260			_aClifton Park, New York : _bDelmar Cengage Learning, _cc2013
300			_axvi, 699 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c28 cm.
365			_bUSD5457
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aSection 1. Pretest and Mathematics Review: Fractions and decimals ; Ratios, percents, simple equations, and ratio-proportion -- Section 2. Measurement Systems, Drug Orders, and Drug Labels: Systems of measurement ; Conversions: metric and household systems ; Conversions for other clinical applications: time and temperature ; Equipment used in dosage measurement ; Interpreting drug orders ; Understanding drug labels ; Preventing medication errors -- Sectio 3. Drug Dosage Calculations: Oral dosage of drugs ; Parenteral dosage of drugs ; Reconstitution of solutions ; Pediatric and adult dosages based on body weight ; Alternative dosage calculation methods: ratio-proportion and dimensional analysis -- Section 4. Advanced Calculations: Intravenous solutions, equipment, and calculations ; Body surface area and advanced pediatric calculations ; Advanced adult intravenous calculations -- Essential Skills Evaluation: Posttest: Answer sheet -- Comprehensive Skills Evaluation: Answers -- Appendix A: Study guide -- Appendix B: Apothecary system.
520			_aFeatures the three-step approach to basic and advanced Formula Method calculations that nursing and other health care professionals prefer. Including full-color images of drug labels, critical thinking assessments, and clinical examples, this title gives readers the skills they need to master dosage calculations in any clinical setting.
650			_aPHARMACEUTICAL ARITHMETIC
700			_aAmy Pickar Abernethy _eco-author
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