The last unit
on dose calculations offers a good discussion of the calculation of doses based on body weight and body surface area.
The applicant's skill set should include (but not be limited to) intravenous catheter placement, venipuncture, anesthesia monitoring,
drug dose calculation, managing patients with infectious diseases, and managing critical hospitalized patients.
Automated dose calculation software and radiology information systems can be integrated into electronic ordering, which would give doctors immediate access to information when considering ordering a scan.
The Program in Medical Dosimetry at MD Anderson's School of Health Professions trains students with the professional skills
of dose calculation, treatment design and quality assurance through intensive classroom and clinical education.
Developed dosing calculations that will help provide more effective and safer chemotherapy dosing, determined more effective ways to administer chemotherapy and found evidence of how to overcome chemotherapy resistance
Though much of pharmacy technician math is based on simple arithmetic and proportions, other more complex math using algebra and dimensional analysis will be needed to solve
certain dosing calculations.
The guide provides students with the pharmacy basics necessary for correctly interpreting prescriptions and drug orders, and for
performing dosing calculations that technicians face every day.
The applicant's skill set should include (but not be limited to) intravenous catheter placement, venipuncture, anesthesia monitoring,
drug dose calculation, and experience with veterinary dentistry.