Book, Dosage Calculations 3/07[LS]

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. The first and only reference that makes performing dosage calculations incredibly easy! This manual helps the reader become a math wizard and provide safe care for their patients! This work, which is now in its third edition, presents the essential facts for solving calculations and correctly administering medications to your patients. Provides in-depth reviews of basic math topics including fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and proportions vital information on fundamental dosage calculation concepts such as avoiding errors, deciphering difficult abbreviations, and understanding medication labels. This book, an excellent reference, simplifies complicated topics and makes them understandable. Includes: - Real-life problems - a section that presents real situations that require the determination of medication doses; - Hundreds of examples that illustrate different techniques for solving complex calculations;- Tips and Warnings! - Reminders, graphs and quick tests help reinforce learning; - "First of all..." - Warns about dangerous errors and how to avoid them when administering medication; - "Only for math fanatics" - provides important tips about math; - "Expert advice" - Explains how to maintain dosage accuracy.