Clinical Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis

by Craig, Gloria P.

• ISBN13: 9780781730990
• ISBN10: 0781730996
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

South Dakota State Univ., Brookings. Textbook identifies concepts critical to mastery. Includes case studies, exercises, and calculations from actual drug labels. Full-color format. Previous edition, c1997, titled Clinical Calculations Using Dimensional Analysis. Softcover with perforated pages. DNLM: Pharmaceutical Preparations-- administration & dosage--Nurses' instructions.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 CLINICAL CALCULATIONS	1	(160)
Arithmetic Review	3	(26)
Arabic Numbers and Roman Numerals	4	(3)
Arabic Numbers and Roman Numerals	5	(2)
Fractions	7	(1)
Multiplying Fractions	8	(1)
Multiplying Fractions	8	(1)
Dividing Fractions	9	(2)
Dividing Fractions	10	(1)
Decimals	11	(1)
Rounding Decimals	11	(1)
Rounding Decimals	12	(1)
Multiplying Decimals	12	(1)
Multiplying Decimals	12	(1)
Dividing Decimals	13	(1)
Dividing Decimals	13	(1)
Converting Fractions to Decimals	14	(1)
Converting Fractions to Decimals	14	(1)
Practice Problems	15	(4)
Post-Test	19	(2)
Answer Key	21	(8)
Systems of Measurement and Common Equivalents	29	(10)
The Metric System	30	(1)
The Apothecary System	31	(1)
Household Measurements	31	(1)
Common Equivalents	32	(1)
Practice Problems	33	(2)
Post-Test	35	(2)
Answer Key	37	(2)
Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis	39	(16)
Terms Used in Dimensional Analysis	40	(1)
The Five Steps of Dimensional Analysis	40	(7)
Dimensional Analysis	43	(4)
Practice Problems	47	(2)
Post-Test	49	(2)
Answer Key	51	(4)
One-Factor Medication Problems	55	(44)
Interpretation of Medication Orders	56	(1)
Interpretation of Medication Orders	56	(1)
One-Factor Medication Problems	57	(6)
One-Factor Medication Problems	62	(1)
Components of A Drug Label	63	(1)
Identifying the Components	63	(2)
Identifying the Components of Drug Labels	64	(1)
Solving Problems with Components of Drug Labels	65	(4)
Problems with Components of Drug Labels	67	(2)
Administering Medication by Different Routes	69	(1)
Enteral Medications	69	(6)
Administering Enteral Medications	74	(1)
Parenteral Medications	75	(7)
Administering Parenteral Medications	80	(2)
Practice Problems	82	(5)
Post-Test	87	(6)
Answer Key	93	(6)
Two-Factor Medication Problems	99	(36)
Medication Problems Involving Weight	100	(4)
Medication Problems Involving Weight	102	(2)
Medication Problems Involving Reconstitution	104	(5)
Medication Problems Involving Reconstitution	108	(1)
Medication Problems Involving Intravenous Pumps	109	(4)
Medication Problems Involving Intravenous Pumps	112	(1)
Medication Problems Involving Drop Factors	113	(4)
Medication Problems Involving Drop Factors	117	(1)
Medication Problems Involving Intermittent Infusion	117	(4)
Medication Problems Involving Intermittent Infusion	119	(2)
Practice Problems	121	(2)
Post-Test	123	(6)
Answer Key	129	(6)
Three-Factor Medication Problems	135	(26)
Medication Problems Involving Dosage, Weight, and Time	142	(6)
Practice Problems	148	(3)
Post-Test	151	(6)
Answer Key	157	(4)
SECTION 2 PRACTICE PROBLEMS	161	(48)
One-Factor Practice Problems	163	(14)
Two-Factor Practice Problems	177	(11)
Three-Factor Practice Problems	188	(5)
Comprehensive Practice Problems	193	(4)
Answer Key	197	(12)
SECTION 3 CASE STUDIES	209	(28)
Congestive Heart Failure	211	(1)
COPD/Emphysema	212	(1)
Small Cell Lung Cancer	213	(1)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)	214	(1)
Sickle Cell Anemia	215	(1)
Deep Vein Thrombosis	215	(1)
Bone Marrow Transplant	216	(1)
Pneumonia	217	(1)
Pain	218	(1)
Cirrhosis	219	(1)
Hyperemesis Gravidarum	219	(1)
Preeclampsia	220	(1)
Premature Labor	221	(1)
Cystic Fibrosis	222	(1)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)	223	(1)
Leukemia	224	(1)
Sepsis	225	(1)
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia	226	(1)
Cerebral Palsy	227	(1)
Hyperbilirubinemia	228	(1)
Answer Key	229	(8)
SECTION 4 COMPREHENSIVE POST--TEST	237	(6)
Appendix: Educational Theory of Dimensional Analysis	243	(4)
Index	247