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18.2 Dose Calculations
18.2.1 Performing Calculations
To perform a dose calculation:
1. Select [Main Menu]→[Calculations >>]→[Dose >>], or select [Calculations] QuickKey→[Dose >>].
2. Select, in turn, [Patient Cat.] and [Drug Name] and then select the appropriate settings. The dose calculation
program has a library of commonly used drugs, of which Drug A through Drug E are for those not specified in this
library.
Drug A, B, C, D, E
Aminophylline
Dobutamine
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Heparin
Isuprel
Lidocaine
Nipride
NItroglycerin
Pitocin
3. The system gives a set of default values when the above steps are finished. However, these values cannot be
used as the calculated values. The user must enter values following the doctor’s instructions, and then the
calculated values can only be used
4. Enter the patient’s weight.
5. Enter other values.
6. Verify if the calculated values are correct.
18.2.2 Selecting the Proper Drug Unit
Each drug has its fixed unit or unit series. Among a unit series, one unit may change to another automatically
depending on the entered value.
The units for each drug are as follows:
Drug A, B, C, Aminophylline, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Isuprel, Lidocaine, Nipride and NItroglycerin
use the unit series: g, mg and mcg.
Drug D, Heparin and Pitocin use the unit series: Unit, KU (kilo units) and MU (million units).
Drug E uses the unit: mEq (milli-equivalents).
You must select the proper drug name (A, B, C, D or E) according to the units when you define a drug not listed in this
library.
NOTE
For neonate patients, [Drip Rate] and [Drop Size] are disabled.
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