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Chapter7 Drug Calculation & Titration
List
The portable-type multi-parameter monitor can provide the computation for 15 kinds of medicines
as well as the Titration List Display Function, and output the content of Titration list on the
recorder.
7.1 DRUG CALC
Medicines able to be calculated under this system are: aminophylline, dobutamine, dopamine,
epinephrine, heparin, isuprel, lidocaine, nipride, nitroglycerin and pitocin. Besides, there are Drag
A, Drag B, Drag C, Drag D and Drag E provided to flexibly replace any medicine.
Users can select “Drug Calculation” under the MAIN MENU to pop up the following window:
Figure7-1 Drug Calculation
The following formulae are used for medicine dosage calculation:
Medicine contents = Total medicine volume / Liquid volume
Infusion speed = Medicine dosage / Medicine contents
Continued time = Total medicine volume / Medicine dosage