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Henke's med-math : dosage calculation, preparation & administration
Title:
Henke's med-math : dosage calculation, preparation & administration
Author:
Buchholz, Susan, author.
ISBN:
9781496302847
Personal Author:
Edition:
Eighth edition.
Physical Description:
x, 534 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
General Note:
Includes index.

Source of cataloging data: WCP
Abstract:
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. New Calculations in Action animations provide step-by-step demonstrations of how to solve equations presented in the text.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Arithmetic needed for dosage -- Chapter 2. Metric and household systems of measurement -- Chapter 3. Drug abbreviations, labels and packaging.