Medical Dosage Calculations: A Dimensional Analysis Approach, Updated Edition, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (November 3, 2021) © 2022

  • Anthony Giangrasso La Guardia Community College
  • Dolores Shrimpton
  • June L. Olsen College of Staten Island
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Title overview

Medical Dosage Calculations: A Dimensional Analysis Approach is the field's most complete, accessible drug calculation text and workbook. It will help you develop dosage calculation skills so you can safely administer medication in a clinical environment.

Using a pioneering dimensional analysis method, the authors progress from simple math topics to more complex ones. As you go, you'll build familiarity with safe dosages of specific drugs. You'll also learn the core math skills needed to calculate drug doses accurately.

The 11th Edition has been fully revised and updated for current practices and medications. It offers ample opportunity to actively apply concepts, with more than 1,000 problems to solve.

Table of contents

UNIT 1: BASIC CALCULATION SKILLS AND INTRODUCTION TO MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

  1. Review of Arithmetic for Dosage Calculations
  2. Safe and Accurate Medication Administration
  3. Dimensional Analysis

UNIT 2: SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT

  1. The Household and Metric Systems
  2. Converting from One System of Measurement to Another

UNIT 3: ORAL AND PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS

  1. Oral Medications
  2. Syringes
  3. Solutions
  4. Parenteral Medications

UNIT 4: INFUSIONS AND PEDIATRIC DOSAGES

  1. Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral and Intravenous Infusions
  2. Flow Rates and Dosage Rates for Intravenous Medications
  3. Pediatric Dosages

Comprehensive Self-Tests

Appendices

  1. Answer Section
  2. FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters
  3. Commonly Used Abbreviations
  4. Units of Measurement in Metric and Household Systems
  5. Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions
  6. Diluting Stock Solutions
  7. Apothecary System

Author bios

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