Henke's Med-Math: Dosage Calculation, Preparation and Administration » (6th Edition)

Now in its Sixth Edition, this best-selling text features a highly visual, hands-on approach to learning dosage calculations and principles of drug administration. It presents step-by-step approaches to solving problems and includes dosage problems that simulate actual clinical experience. Each chapter includes numerous examples, self-tests, and proficiency tests.

This edition presents all four methods of calculation side by side: ratio, proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. New material on enteral feedings, heparin infusions, and insulin infusions is included. Drug labels are current, and problems use JCAHO-approved abbreviations. A handy quick-reference plastic pull-out card shows conversions and formulas.

Chapter 1: Arithmetic Needed for Dosage Chapter 2: Interpreting the Language of Prescriptions Chapter 3: Metric, Apothecary and Household Systems of Measurement Chapter 4: Drug Labels and Packaging Chapter 5: Drug Preparations and Equipment to Measure Doses Chapter 6: Calculation of Oral Medications-Solids and Liquids Chapter 7: Liquids for Injection Chapter 8: Calculation of Basic IV Drip Rates Chapter 9: Special Types of Intravenous Calculations Chapter 10: Dosage Problems for Infants and Children Chapter 11: Dimensional Analysis Chapter 12: Information Basic to Administering Drugs Chapter 13: Administration Procedures

Appendix A Proficiency Test Answers

Appendix B Putting It Together Answers

Glossary

Index