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 4—Conversions: Metric and Household Systems
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Chapter 5—Conversions for Other Clinical Applications: Time and
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Chapter 6—Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement
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tb Chapter 7—Interpreting Drug Orders
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Chapter 8—Understanding Drug Labels
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tb Chapter 9—Preventing Medication Errors
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tb Chapter 10—Oral Dosage of Drugs
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tb Chapter 11—Parenteral Dosage of Drugs
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tb 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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tb Chapter 15—Intravenous Solutions, Equipment, and Calculations
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Chapter 16—Body Surface Area and Advanced Pediatric Calculations
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tb 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
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2. Arrange the following decimals from largest to smallest: 0.33, 0.045, 0.7.
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Perform the following computations. If the questions do not have a whole number as the answer, compute
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to the third decimal place, and round to the second decimal place.
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or 75.58 (rounded)
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Decimals 11.
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