Help with Drug Calculations

[Tengu Joker]

I am currently in firefighter/paramedic school and we are going over four step drug calculations and it just is not clicking with me yet. Can anyone here give me pointers, advice,tips, easier methods???

 

[TomF]

What steps and formulas are you using now, and where are you getting stuck?

 

[Tengu Joker]

They are using this 4 step method where every part of the process is seperate then you combine it all at the end. It's hard to explain...

 

[TomF]

That isn't very descriptive. We can't provide answers if we don't know the question.

I've attached a PDF with examples of the three main formulas I learned/use. This is not the easiest to explain over text so if it isn't clicking let me know and I can try to help over the phone.

 

[Tengu Joker]

The instructors were making is write out the complete process for each problem. They explained today what they were trying to do and realized most of the class was confused. I understanding the process better now, soory for the confusion...

 

[Max D]

I commonly use the "refer to chart" method for calculating drip rates. Since we must infuse through a pump, the little laminated drip-rate chart is attached to the side and always available. Convenient: Yes. Right answer: No. Reliable: Yes. Accurate: 99%

 

[Tengu Joker]

Actually I just finished this block today and passed ,on to cardiology next. Thanks TomF...

 

[TomF]

Keep it up.