Buxhholz: Henke's Med-Math 6th Edition: Dosage Calculation, Preparation and Administration

Now in its Sixth Edition, 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.
This edition presents all four methods of calculation side by side: ratio, proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis. New material on enteral feedings, heparin infusions, and insulin infusions is included. Drug labels are current, and problems use JCAHO-approved abbreviations. A handy quick-reference plastic pull-out card shows conversions and formulas.

Book Features 

• Simple to complex organization of the text assists students.
• Shows three methods of calculation (formula, proportion expressed as two ratios, proportion expressed as two fractions).
• Chapter 11 explains and shows the Dimensional Analysis Method (a fourth method, in addition to the three most common methods above).
• Test Your Clinical Savvy feature outlines 'what if' situations to stimulate critical thinking
• Self tests with end-of-chapter answer keys.
• Proficiency tests are found at the end of each chapter with answers for all four types of dosage methods found in the appendix: (Reminder, the four types of dosage methods are: 1.) formula, 2.) proportion expressed as two ratios (ratio method), 3.) proportion expressed as two fractions (proportion method), and dimensional analysis.).
• Glossary with definitions and common abbreviations.
• Real drug labels help students become familiar with the real world of medication administration.
• Abbreviations from JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations).
• Handy quick-reference plastic card with common conversions and formulas.

New in this edition 

• NEW "Putting it Together"-case studies with application of dosage calculations and critical thinking questions with suggested answers in Appendix B.
• NEW Update of drug labels, and drug names names including common trade name and generic names.
• NEW Reorganization of the chapters to present a better flow.
• NEW Content reorganized to eliminate extra text boxes, making the chapters seem less "cluttered".
• NEW Addition of tube feedings (enteral feedings) to chapter 8.
• NEW Two new sections on Heparin infusions and insulin infusions to chapter 9.
• NEW Addition of information in Chapters 12 and 13 relevant to medication administration, including use of computerized charting and safety information. 

Contents

• Chapter 1: Arithmetic Needed for Dosage
• Chapter 2: Interpreting the Language of Prescriptions
• Chapter 3: Metric, Apothecary and Household Systems of Measurement
• Chapter 4: Drug Labels and Packaging
• Chapter 5: Drug Preparations and Equipment to Measure Doses
• Chapter 6: Calculation of Oral Medications-Solids and Liquids
• Chapter 7: Liquids for Injection
• Chapter 8: Calculation of Basic IV Drip Rates
• Chapter 9: Special Types of Intravenous Calculations
• Chapter 10: Dosage Problems for Infants and Children
• Chapter 11: Dimensional Analysis
• Chapter 12: Information Basic to Administering Drugs
• Chapter 13: Administration Procedures
• Appendix A Proficiency Test Answers
• Appendix B Putting It Together Answers
• Glossary
• Index 

Book Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sixth, North American edition (September 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781776287
• ISBN-13: 978-0781776288
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches 

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