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Drug calculations
The drug name is now added to the Drug Name list and can be selected as any other
drug until the patient is discharged.
Printing drug dose calculations
You can print the calculated drug dose and infusion rate.
1. Select Data & Pages .
2. Select Drug Calculations .
3. Select the Calculator tab.
4. Select Print .
5. You can stop printing by selecting Stop Printing or Cancel Printing .
Titration table
Calculating drug titrations
The titration table calculator allows you to calculate and print titration information
for a selected drug.
1. Select Data & Pages .
2. Select Drug Calculations .
3. Select the Titration Table tab.
4. Select the Drug Name .
5. If the patient weight was not entered during admission and the selected Dose
Unit requires it, set the Patient's Weight .
NOTE
Changing the weight in the drug calculator menu does
not change the weight in the patient demographics.
Changing the patient’s weight in the Calculator , Titration
Table , or Resuscitation Medications tab will change the
displayed value in all of them.
6. If needed, change the Dose Increment .
The titration table now shows the doses (50 rows) in the Dose column, and
corresponding infusion rates in the Infusion Rate (ml/h) column.
Printing the titration table
1. Select Data & Pages .
2. Select Drug Calculations .
3. Select the Titration Table tab.
4. Select the Print .
5. You can stop printing by selecting Stop Printing or Cancel Printing .
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