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19.2 Dose Calculations
19.2.1 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.
19.2.2 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.
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