Chapter 3 Making Drug Dosing Safer Flashcards
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Dosage Strength
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Amount of drug in the given form, such as a tablet or capsule
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Dimensional Analysis
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Newer method of calculating drug dosages based on fractions
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Gram
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Mass metric measure
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Liter
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Metric measure of volume
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Manual redundancy system
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process of medication prescription and delivery in which each person checks the drug dosage for accuracy
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Meter
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metric measure of distance
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Metric system
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system of measurement based on units of 10
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parenteral
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administered in the body without using the mouth or GI system
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solvent
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fluid in which a solid dissolves in, also called the dilutant
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