Pharmaceutical and clinical calculations. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mansoor A. Khan, Indra K. Reddy.
• Other Names: Khan, Mansoor Ali; Reddy, Indra K
• Contents: Prerequisite Mathematics Review; Numbers and Numerals; Arabic and Roman Numerals; Fractions; Decimals; Ratio and Proportion; Percentage; Percent Concentration Expressions; Dilution and Concentration; Density and Specific Gravity; Systems of Measurement; The Metric System; Apothecaries' System; The Avoirdupos System; The Household System; Interconversions; Prescription and Medication Orders; Types of Prescriptions; Components of Prescriptions; Label on the Container; Medication Order; Common Latin Terms and Abbreviations; Medications and Their Directions for Use; Prescription Problems; Errors and Omissions; Principles of Weighing and Measuring; Prescription Balance and Sensitivity Requirement; Aliquot Method for Solids; Liquid Measurements; Aliquot Method for Liquids; Calculations Involving Oral Liquids; Calculations Associated with Bulk Preparations; Calculation of Doses; Percentage Strength Calculations of Oral Liquids; Dilution and Concentration; Milliequivalent Calculations of Oral Electrolyte Solutions; Dosage Calculations Involving Milliequivalents; Calculations Involving Capsules, Tablets, and Powder Dosage Forms; Strength of Dosages; Extemporaneous Filling of Capsules; Compounding Tips and Calculations for Filling Powder Prescriptions; Calculations Involving Ointments, Creams, and Other Semisolids; Compounding Tips; Calculations Associated with Bulk Preparations; Percentage Strength Calculations of Semisolid Preparations; Dilution and Concentration; Calculations Involving Topical Ophthalmic, Nasal, and Otic Preparations; Isotonicity; Calculation of Dissiociation (I) Factor; Sodium Chloride Equivalents of Drug Substances; Isotonicity Adjustments by Sodium Chloride Equivalent Methods; Tonicity Agents Other Than Sodium Chloride; Isotonicity Adjustments by Cryoscopic Method; Volumes of Iso-Osmotic Solutions; pH Adjustment; Conversion of Hydrogen Ion Concentration to pH; Conversion of pH to Hydrogen Ion Concentration; Buffers; Calculations Involving pH Value of a Buffer; Molar Ratio of Buffer Components in a Buffer; Calculations Involving Suppositories; Displacement Value; Preparation of Suppositories with Cocoa Butter; Calculations Involving Injectable Medications; Rate of Flow of Intravenous Fluids; Insulin Dosage; Heparin Dosage; Calculations Involving Reconstitution of Dry Powders; Milliequivalents and Milliosmoles; Calculations Involving Nutrition; Calculations of Calories; Parenteral Hyperalimentation ; Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) Calculations; Geriatric Nutrition; Pediatric Nutrition; Calculation of Doses and Dose Adjustments; Plasma Concentration versus Time Profile; Some Pharmacokinetic Parameters; Fraction of Drug Absorbed and the Dosing Interval; Clearance; Loading and Maintenance Doses; Dose Adjustments in Renal Failure; Dose Adjustments in Hepatic Failure; Pediatric and Geriatric Dosing; Dosage Calculations Based on Age; Dosage Calculations Based on Body Weight; Dosage Calculation Based on Body Surface Area; Dosage Regimen in Patients Using Aminoglycosides; Critical Care; Pediatric Critical Care; Calculations Involving Immunizing Agents and Vaccines; Bacterial Vaccines; Viral Vaccines; Toxoids; Calculations Involving Radiopharmaceuticals; Units of Radioactivity; Half-Life of Radiopharmaceuticals; Mean Life; Radioactive Decay of Radioisotopes; Percentage Activity; Dispensing of Radiopharmaceuticals; Review Problems; Answers to Practice Problems; Answers to Review Problems; Appendices A-E; Suggested Readings; Index
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Lancaster, Pa : Technomic Pub. Co
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 396 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 615/.14; Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Pharmaceutical arithmetic; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420014792
• Related ISBNs: 142001479X; 1566768128
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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