Henke's med-math : dosage calculation, preparation & administration /
Med-math
Susan Buchholz
- 7th ed.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2012.
- x, 505 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Arithmetic needed for dosage -- Metric, apothecary, and household systems of measurement -- Drug abbreviations, labels, and packaging -- Calculation of oral medications-solids and liquids -- Liquids for injection -- Calculation of basic IV drip rates -- Special types of intravenous calculations -- Dosage problems for infants and children -- Information basic to administering drugs -- .Administration procedures