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" Dimensional analysis for meds : "
Anna M. Curren.
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BL
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843402
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Curren, Anna M.
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Dimensional analysis for meds : : refocusing on essential metric calculations /\ Anna M. Curren.
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| Edition Statement
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Fifth edition.
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Burlington, MA :: Jones & Bartlett Learning,, [2020]
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xv, 296 pages :: illustrations
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1284172910
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: 9781284172911
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Section 1. The metric system and additional drug measures. The metric/SI system -- Additional drug measures: units, percentage, milliequivalent, ratio, and household. Section 2. Refresher math. Basic common fraction math -- Solving for X in common fraction equations. Section 3. Safe medication administration. Safe medication administration. Section 4. Introduction to clinical calculations. Oral medication label dosage calculation -- Hypodermic syringe management -- Parental medication label dosage calculation -- Measuring insulin dosages -- Reconstitution of powdered drugs. Section 5. Dimensional analysis in clinical calculations. Introduction to dimensional analysis. Section 6. Intravenous calculations. IV flow rate calculations -- IV infusion and completion time calculations -- IV medication and titration calculations -- Heparin infusion calculations. Section 7. Dosage based on body weight and body surface area. Dosage based on body weight -- Dosage based on body surface area (BSA). Section 8. Pediatric medication considerations. Pediatric oral and parenteral medications -- Pediatric IV medications. Appendix. ISMP's list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations.
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Dimensional analysis.
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Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
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Dimensional analysis.
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Pharmaceutical arithmetic.
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Drug Dosage Calculations.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.1/401513
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RS57.C868 2020
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2019 D-952
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QV 748
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