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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145701903321

Autore

Moore Margaret C., M.A.

Titolo

Calculations for veterinary nurses [[electronic resource] /] / Margaret C. Moore and Norman G. Palmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001

ISBN

1-281-31842-6

9786611318420

0-470-69044-5

0-470-68017-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PalmerNorman G

Disciplina

616.089073

636.089/514

Soggetti

Veterinary drugs - Dosage

Pharmaceutical arithmetic

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CALCULATIONS FOR VETERINARY NURSES; Contents; Preface; Disclaimer; Common Abbreviations Used in Text; 1. Units, Conversion Factors and Related Medical Abbreviations; 2. Basic Principles; 3. Changing the Concentration of a Solution; 4. Calculating Energy Requirements; 5. Dosages-OralRoute; 6. Dosages - Injections; 7. Rehydration of the Patient; 8. Fluid Therapy - Rates of Administration; 9. Anaesthetic Gases - Flow Rates; 10. Radiography; 11. Value Added Tax (VAT); 12. Examination Techniques; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This handy pocket book will help veterinary nurses with all types of calculations. Numerous worked examples are included to develop the reader's confidence in carrying out the procedures involved. Each type of calculation has its own separate section in the book and the authors have used the simplest possible method in explaining each one. The book is structured in such a way that the reader can progress from a simple explanation of the arithmetic principles involved, to the application of these principles to essential veterinary calculations.   Qualified veterinary nurses and students ali