TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Math for the pharmacy technician: Concepts and calculations: Chapter 10 – Lynn M. Egler, Kathryn A. Booth

Chapter 10, Pediatric and geriatric considerations. This chapter includes drug orders based upon body weight. It introduces body surface area (BSA) calculations. Discussions of special concerns for pediatric and geriatric patients are also presented. | Math for the Pharmacy Technician: Concepts and Calculations Chapter 10: Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations Egler • Booth Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations Need higher resolution chapter opener file from chapter. Learning Objectives Explain why dosages calculations for specific populations must be based on the individual patient. Identify factors that affect the absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and elimination of drugs in special populations. Determine safe doses for special population patients. When you have successfully completed Chapter 10, you will have mastered skills to be able to: 10- Learning Objectives (con’t) Determine safe doses for special populations. Calculate patient dosages based on body weight. Calculate pediatric dosages using Clark’s Rule. Calculate pediatric dosages using Young’s Rule. 10- Learning Objectives (con’t) Find a patient’s body surface area (BSA). Calculate patient dosages based on a patient’s BSA. 10- Introduction Two .

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• Pharmacy technician
• Math for the pharmacy technician
• Math skills
• Drug adjustment
• Ensuring safe dosages
• Pediatric specific dosage calculations
• Pharmacy technician exam certification
• Nonsterile compounding
• Medication safety
• The pharmacy technician
• Pharmacy law
• Pharmacy quality assurance
• Operational calculations
• Business operations in the pharmacy
• Average wholesale price
• Medication order entry
• Pharmacy inventory management
• Pharmacy billing
• Pharmacy information system usage
• Arabic numerals
• Numbering systems
• Roman numerals
• Working With percents
• Working with ratios
• Ratio strengths
• Metric system
• Systems of measurement
• Metric system terms
• Drug orders
• Right drug
• Physician’s drug order
• Drug labels
• Package inserts
• Drug name
• Dosage calculations
• Calculating the desired dose
• Ratio proportion method
• Oral medications
• Parenteral dosages
• Scored tablets
• Intravenous calculations
• Replacement fluids
• Calculating flow rates
• Preparation of solutions
• Percentage concentrations
• Insulin syringes