Math for Pharmacy Technicians

✍ Scribed by Lorraine Zentz

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 151
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Math For Pharmacy Technicians Is An Introductory Text Covering The Key Math Skills Needed For Pharmacy Technicians. This Text Is An Essential Resource For Both Pharmacy Technician Students And Practicing Pharmacy Technicians. Presented In A Simple And Clear Manner, Students Will Find Numerous Solved Problems And A Step-By-Step Format That Allows For Quick Comprehension. Key Features Include Practice Problems With Answers, Written Procedures, Boxes With Tips, Exercises, And Chapter Quizzes To Reinforce Student Learning. Math For Pharmacy Technicians Includes Instructor Powerpoints And Pre And Post Test Answers.

✦ Table of Contents

TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
INTRODUCTION......Page 10
ARABIC NUMERALS......Page 12
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 1.1......Page 13
METRIC SYSTEM......Page 14
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 1.2......Page 16
METRIC CONVERSIONS......Page 17
APOTHECARY SYSTEM......Page 18
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 1.5......Page 19
CHAPTER 1 QUIZ......Page 20
FRACTIONS......Page 22
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION......Page 23
MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION......Page 25
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 2.2......Page 26
MULTIPLICATION......Page 27
ROUNDING......Page 28
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES......Page 29
CHAPTER 2 QUIZ......Page 30
RATIOS......Page 32
PROPORTIONS......Page 34
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 3.2......Page 37
PERCENTS......Page 38
DECIMAL TO PERCENT......Page 39
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 3.3......Page 40
CHAPTER 3 QUIZ......Page 41
DENSITY......Page 44
SPECIFIC GRAVITY......Page 45
CHAPTER 4 QUIZ......Page 46
WEIGHT/WEIGHT......Page 48
VOLUME/VOLUME......Page 49
WEIGHT/VOLUME......Page 50
RATIO STRENGTH......Page 51
CHAPTER 5 QUIZ......Page 53
STOCK SOLUTIONS/SOLIDS......Page 56
LIQUID DILUTIONS......Page 57
SOLID DILUTIONS......Page 58
ALLIGATIONS......Page 59
Practice Problems 6.2......Page 62
CHAPTER 6 QUIZ......Page 63
GERIATRICS......Page 66
PEDIATRICS......Page 67
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 7.1......Page 68
CHEMOTHERAPY......Page 69
CHAPTER 7 QUIZ......Page 70
MILLIEQUIVALENTS......Page 72
UNITS......Page 73
TPN SOLUTIONS......Page 74
IV FLOW RATES......Page 76
DROP SETS......Page 77
CHAPTER 8 QUIZ......Page 78
INVENTORY......Page 80
SELLING PRICE......Page 81
INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT......Page 83
CHAPTER 9 QUIZ......Page 84
APPENDIX A: ANSWER KEYS......Page 86
APPENDIX B: COMMON MEASURES AND CONVERSIONS......Page 146
INDEX......Page 148