Making Drug Dosing Safer Flashcards
Dimensional Analysis
Newer method of calculating drug dosages based on fractions
Dosage Strength
Amount of drug in a given form, such as a tablet or capsule
Gram
Mass metric measure equivalent to one thousandth of a kilogram
Liter
Metric measure of volume, roughly equivalent to a quart in household measure
Manual Redundancy System
Process of medication prescription and delivery in which each person checks the drug dosage for accuracy
Meter
Metric measure of distance
Metric System
System of measurement based on units of 10
Numerator
Part of a fraction representing the number of parts taken
Solvent
Fluid in which a solid dissolves, also called the diluent
Denominator
Part of a fraction representing the total number of parts