Review by Kathy Lyon (Click on stars for an explanation)

This book is Out of Print.

The author is an associate professor of veterinary pharmacology and the assistant to the director of the Veterinary Technology Program at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, Indiana.

The first section is a self-assessment exercise (with answers) to bring you up to speed.

Mathematics was never my strong suit, but this pocket reference gave me some valuable tips on math that I will likely always remember. How often have you wondered if you were interpreting a dosage correctly? Are you giving 100 times the correct dose? It's all in how it's written. With this reference, you can write clearer instructions and prescriptions.

The book takes metric units to common units and back. The author covers the use of syringe measurements and dose calculations, calculating intravenous infusions (minutes of sedation by dose), drug orders and medication labels, and my very favorite, calculating the unknown value X.

Figures are translated back and forth so you can figure decimals to fractions, kilograms to pounds, cc's to mg's. I have struggled with these calculations for years, but this book has it all. It's easy to understand and easy to navigate. I don't want to be without a copy ever again.

Clearly explained and illustrated, this handy reference will be the most used book in your clinic.

Much of this book is written for the student, but then, aren't we all students sometimes when it comes to math?

Blackwell Publishing (2000).

ISBN: 9780813820996.

Reviewed 12/1/2000.