Dosage Calculations, 9th edition 9th Edition
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by Gloria D. Pickar, Amy Pickar-Abernethy
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1—Fractions and Decimals
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Chapter 2—Ratios, Percents, Simple Equations, and Ratio-Proportion
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Chapter 3—Systems of Measurement
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Chapter 4—Conversions: Metric and Household Systems
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Chapter 5—Conversions for Other Clinical Applications: Time and
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Temperature
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Chapter 6—Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement
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Chapter 7—Interpreting Drug Orders
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Chapter 8—Understanding Drug Labels
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Chapter 9—Preventing Medication Errors
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Chapter 10—Oral Dosage of Drugs
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Chapter 11—Parenteral Dosage of Drugs
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Chapter 12—Reconstitution of Solutions
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Chapter 13—Pediatric and Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight
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Chapter 14—Alternative Dosage Calculation Methods: Ratio-Proportion and Dimensional Analysis
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Chapter 15—Intravenous Solutions, Equipment, and Calculations
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Chapter 16—Body Surface Area and Advanced Pediatric Calculations
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Chapter 17—Advanced Adult Intravenous Calculations
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Chapter 1—Fractions and Decimals
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PROBLEM
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1. Arrange the following decimals from largest to smallest: 1.5, 0.25, 1.025.
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1.5, 1.025, 0.25 v v
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2. Arrange the following decimals from largest to smallest: 0.33, 0.045, 0.7.
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0.7, 0.33, 0.045 v v
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3. Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest:
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4. Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest:
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Perform the indicated operations. Reduce fractions in answers to lowest terms.
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Perform the following computations. If the questions do not have a whole number as the answer, compute to
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the third decimal place, and round to the second decimal place.
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or 75.58 (rounded)
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REF: Addition and Subtraction of Decimals
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10.
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or 0.05 (rounded)
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Decimals 11.
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13. Convert the following decimal to a fraction and reduce to lowest terms.
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0.09
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0.09 = v
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REF: Conversion between Fractions and Decimals
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14. Convert the following decimal to a fraction and reduce to lowest terms.
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0.175
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0.175 = v
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15. Convert the following fraction to a decimal and round to the nearest hundredth.
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16. Convert the following fraction to a decimal and round to the nearest tenth.
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