Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Scope of Pharmaceutical Calculations
|
Chemical purity, physical properties, and biological properties of drugs, pharmaceutical ingredients, and dosage forms
Drug stability and rates of drug degradation Rates of ADME Dosage, based on individual patient characteristics Pharmaceutical formulations of various production batches Individual prescriptions and medication orders Various parameters of drug dynamics, clinical effectiveness, and safety in patient population Statistical presentation and analysis of sociological and economic impact of drug therapy |
|
|
Outline: Pharmaceutical Calculations
|
Some Fundamental of Measurement and Calculation (Roman Numbers; Significant Figures; Percentage Error; Aliquot method)
Interpretation of Prescription and Medication Order Metric and Common Systems Calculations of Doses Reducing and Enlarging Percentage and Ratio Strength Dilution and Concentration Rate of Flow of IV fluids Temperature Scales |
|
|
Some Fundaments of Measurement & Calculation
|
Numerals: Number, Arabic and Roman Numerals
Significant Figures Percentage of Error Aliquot Method of Weighing and Measuring Least Weighable Quantity Method of Weighing |
|
|
Number
|
A total quantity of units, e.g., 4 g
|
|
|
Numerals
|
A word or sign expressing number
|
|
|
Arabic Numerals
|
0 - 9 ten figures; Decimal system
|
|
|
Roman Numerals: 8 letters of alphabet; Positional notation
|
8 letters of alphabet; Positional notation
|
|
|
ss
|
1/2
|
|
|
I or i
|
1
|
|
|
V or v
|
5
|
|
|
X or x
|
10
|
|
|
L or l
|
50
|
|
|
C or c
|
100
|
|
|
D or d
|
500
|
|
|
M or m
|
1000
|
|
|
Roman Number Rules
|
Rules
sum of their value if successively equal or smaller sum of value remaining after each smaller value has been subtracted from that of a following greater values |
|
|
Roman Numbers
|
Sum of their value if successively equal or smaller
Sum of value remaining after each smaller value has been subtracted from that of a following greater values |
