5: Math Review & Intro Dosage Calc. Flashcards
Decimal point
The dividing point between whole numbers and parts of numbers in the system based on units of 10
Decimal
The part of the whole number based on a system of units of 10
Denominator
The bottom number and a fraction, the dividing number
Dividend
The number to be divided in a division problem, same as numerator
Divisor
The number the dividend is divided by
Fraction
A part of the whole number obtained by dividing one number by a larger number
Improper fraction
A fraction that has a top number that is larger than the bottom number. The final answer to an improper fraction is always greater than the number one.
Intradermal (ID)
Drug delivery into the body by injection just under the top part of the skin
Intramuscular (IM)
Drug delivery into the body by injection into the muscle
Mixed number fraction
Whole numbers with a fraction attached
Numerator
The top number and a fraction that is divided by the bottom number for the denominator
Parent real
Drug delivery to the body that does not use the G.I. tract
Percent
The expression of how the numbers related to 100
Proper fraction
A fraction in which the top number is smaller than the bottom number. The final answer to a proper fraction is always less than the number one.
Proportion
An equal mathematic relationship between two sets of numbers
Quotient
The answer to a division problem
Reduced fractions
Fractions that have been changed to their lowest common denominator
Scored tablet
A tablet that has a line etched into it marking the exact midpoint. Cutting a tablet along this line gives you two halves with known dosages.
Subcutaneous
Drug delivery into the body by injection just below the skin into the fat
