Drug Dosage Calculations for the Emergency Care Provider

SECTION I. Introduction.

Pretest.
 1. Common Fractions.
 2. Decimal Fractions.
 3. Ratios and Proportions.
 4. Percentages.
 5. Putting It All Together: Fraction Conversions.
SECTION II.

 6. Systems of Measurement: An Historical Perspective.
 7. The U.S. Customary Weights and Measures System.
 8. The Metric System.
 9. Conversions Between Systems.
SECTION III.

10. Find the Ordered Dose.
11. Find the Units per Kilogram.
12. Find the Concentration.
13. Calculate an I.V. Drip Rate.
14. Calculate an I.V. Drip Rate Based on Patient Weight.
15. Milliliters per Hour to Drops per Minute.
16. Dilutions and Solutions.
Post-test.
Appendices.