ABSTRACT

This best-selling pocket-sized book helps you perform drug calculations with confidence and competence. The completely updated third edition includes community practice and primary care settings, and a whole new section on pharmacology and medicines to put drug calculations into context.Starting with the basic mathematical skill

chapter 1|8 pages

First Principles

chapter 2|39 pages

Basics

chapter 3|11 pages

Per Cent And Percentages

chapter 4|12 pages

Units And Equivalences

chapter 5|10 pages

Drug Strengths Or Concentrations

chapter 6|13 pages

Dosage Calculations

chapter 7|12 pages

Moles And Millimoles

chapter 8|14 pages

Infusion Rate Calculations

chapter 9|20 pages

Action And Administration Of Medicines

chapter 10|7 pages

Infusion Devices

chapter 11|12 pages

Children And Medicines

chapter 12|6 pages

The Elderly And Medicines

chapter |8 pages

Basics

chapter |33 pages

Answers to problems set in chapters

part |1 pages

Appendices

chapter 1|4 pages

Body surface area (BSA) estimates

chapter 2|2 pages

Appendix 2 Weight Conversion Tables

chapter 3|2 pages

Appendix 3 Height Conversion Tables

chapter 4|7 pages

Calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI)