Last revised: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Errata
Dosage Calculations, Third Canadian Edition
By Pickar/Swart
ISBN 10: 0176530800
Chapter 5
Page 86, Figure 5-5:the syringe is not reflecting the correct amount being measured (dotted line should fall at 2.1 mark in image, aligned with top black ring), and the caption should indicate 2.1 mL instead of 2 mL.
Chapter 7
Page 118: Label caption should read “Otic Drops Trihydrate Oral Suspension”.
Page 119: Allegra label is upside down and showing French text. There should be an arrow added to point to word “Tablets”.
Page 129, Label C: There should be a red circle around the words “Allopurionol Tablets USP”.
Chapter 8
Page 151:Question 24 should be deleted and the remaining questions renumbered 24-27.
Page 163:The last paragraph at the bottom of the page should reference pages 164-172.
Page 170:Bottom paragraph should read as follows:
“For questions 43 through 46, calculate one dose of the medications indicated on the medication administration record that follows. Drug labels O through Q provided on the following pages are the drugs available. Indicate the letter corresponding to the label you select.”
Page 171: Question 46: No label is available for this question. Should be: SLOW-POT (potassium chloride) 600 mg per tablet. Answer on page 469 is correct.
Chapter 9
Page 182, Question 7: ketorolac tromethamine 15 mgIM q6h should be replaced with dicyclomine hydrochloride 15 g IM q6h X 2 days. This does not impact the answer.
Page 197, Figure 9-12: Label should show Humulin R, not Midazolam.
Page 204: Label on syringe should say 7.2 mL and the arrow should point to the correct measurement on the figure (from top black ring).
Page 205, Question 20 - The image should be a label showing Humulin R, to match the text. The label for Humalog is incorrect.
Page 206, Question 25: Image should show a 5 mL syringe. This impacts the Answer Key for the question on page 473.
Chapter 14
Page 380, Figure 14-2(a): should be replaced with the label also showing on page 55 in Chapter 3 (Example 1):
Answer Key
Page 469 (Answers to Practice Problems 33-46, from Chapter 8 pages 162–172)
Question 33: The correct answer is G: 2 Tabs
Question 34: The correct answer is C; 2 Tablets
Question 35: The correct answer is F: 2 Tabs
Question 36:No label is available for this question. Should be: EES (Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate) 600 mg. Answer is: 1 tablet.
Question 37: The correct answer is L; 4 Tablets
Question 38: The correct answer is H: 1/2 Tab
Question 39:No label is available for this question. Should be:K-DUR (potassium chloride) 1500 mg (20 mEq) per tablet. Answer is: 2 tablets.
Question 40: The correct answer is J: 1 Tab
Question 41: The correct answer is I: 2 Tabs
Question 42: The correct answer is N: 1 Tab
Question 43: The correct answer is P: 2 Tabs
Question 44: The correct answer is O: 4 Tabs
Question 45; The correct answer is Q: 1 Tabs
Question 46:Note: No label is available for this question.Should be: SLOW-POT (potassium chloride) 600 mg per tablet.Answer is correct: 1 tablet.
Page 467 (Answers to Review Set 20 from pages 149–151):
Question 24 should be removed and the subsequent answers renumbered 25-27 (this also applies to Instructor Solution Manual).
Page 473 (Answers to Review Set 23 from pages 201–209):
Solution to Question 25 should be replaced with 5mL label and the image of a 5 mL syringe (with an arrow indicating 5 mL mark, from top black ring).
Page 495 (Answers to Review Set 30 from pages 326–327):
Correct answers as follows: 1) 10 2) 60 3) 15 4) 15 5) 15
Page 498 (Answers to Review Set 36 from page 350):
Question 3 answer should be 6 hr 24 minutes.