TERMS •Adolescence •Body surface area •Childhood •Infant •Neonate OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the technician student will be able to: •Convert pounds to kilograms. •Convert kilograms to pounds. •Calculate…
TERMS • Capsule •Drug delivery system •Medication administration record •Medication order •Patient compliance •Prescription (or prescription order) •Syrup •Tablet OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the technician student will be able…
TERMS •Enlarging •Proportional parts •Reducing •USP/NF OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the technician student will be able to: •Determine the correct quantities of individual ingredients required to enlarge or…
TERMS •Percentage of error •Sensitivity requirement •Tablespoon •Teaspoon OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the technician student will be able to: •Recognize and describe equipment used to measure volume and…
TERMS •Biologic •Immunity •Multiple-dose vial •Units OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the technician student will be able to: •Discuss drugs ordered in units and micrograms per milliliter of activity….
BMI may be easily calculated using the equation provided above or standardized tables. When calculating BMI two intersystem conversions are important: 1 kg = 2.2 lb and 1 m =…
Thus 14.3 mL of an isotonic solution of atropine sulfate contain 1 g of atropine sulfate while 14.3 mL of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride contain 0.13 g of…
Let us go through a couple of problems as a review. The chemical equation for the dissociation of calcium nitrate (Ca (NO3)2) is: Thus, one mol of calcium nitrate yields…
“Preparation” is frequently a solution but may be an ointment, a suppository, a powder mixture, and so on. 2. If the solute and the preparation are expressed in the same…
