Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students » dopamine http://www.mediccast.com/blog A blog for the MedicCast Podcast for EMT's, Paramedics and EMS Providers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:53 +0000 en hourly 1 A blog for the MedicCast Podcast for EMT's, Paramedics and EMS Providers Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no Jamie Davis, the Podmedic podmedic@mac.com podmedic@mac.com (Jamie Davis, the Podmedic) A blog for the MedicCast Podcast for EMT's, Paramedics and EMS Providers Podcast for EMT Paramedics and EMS Students » dopamine http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.mediccast.com/blog Metric System Math Review and Episode 157 http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/03/01/metric-system-math-review-and-episode-157/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/03/01/metric-system-math-review-and-episode-157/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:55:55 +0000 producer http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=1306 ProMedNetwork.comWelcome to Episode 157

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]]> http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/03/01/metric-system-math-review-and-episode-157/feed/ 0 calculations,clock,dopamine,lidocaine,math,med math,medication,mediccast,podcast Welcome to Episode 157 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click here to download (Macs Ctrl Click) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. (http://www.promednetwork.com/pdata/badges/125x125.jpg)Welcome to Episode 157 The MedicCast is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/podcastdownload.jpg) Right Click here to download (Macs Ctrl Click) (http://www.mediccast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/itunesnew.jpg) Subscribe with iTunes here! A podcast for EMT's, Paramedics, and other medical providers of all kinds. Fill out the New Survey! (http://mediccast.com/survey) ---------------------------- Link of the Week: Great Student Medication Math Resource! (http://medmathsimplified.com) ---------------------------- Sponsored by the MedicCast Extra (http://www.mediccast.com/amember/signup.php), MedicCast Store (http://store.mediccast.com), and Lexi-comp (http://www.lexi.com/mediccast) Extra Content for MedicCast Listeners for less than $1 per day (via monthly subscription) * NREMT Study and Prep Tips * All Tips and Meds segments from the MedicCast and Nursing Show as separate downloadable files * Special iTunes Podcast Feed for Members - Get the segments as a podcast * Extra Members-Only content added monthly Lexi-Comp, the premium provider of mobile medication reference software including new iPhone and iPod Touch (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=F8fXfrcbE/o&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewArtist%253Fid%253D295207927%2526partnerId%253D30) apps, Lexi Tox and many other Lexi-Comp products. Visit www.Lexi.com/mediccast (http://www.lexi.com/mediccast) and sign up to win a free iPod Touch and Lexi-Comp software. --------------------------------- EMS News-- GHS newborn ambulance is baby-safe times two (http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090221/YOURUPSTATEHEALTH/902210314/1004/NEWS01) Be Ready for Radiological Threats (http://www.emsresponder.com/web/online/Top-EMS-News/Summit--Be-Ready-for-Radiological-Threats/1$9057) Gift Ambulance Heads from Ohio to Nicaragua (http://www.emsresponder.com/web/online/Top-EMS-News/Gift-Ambulance-Heads-from-Ohio-to-Nicaragua/1$9053) Florida County Looks to Trim Responses (http://www.emsresponder.com/web/online/Top-EMS-News/Florida-County-Looks-to-Trim-Responses--Costs/1$9052) --------------------------------- Tip of the Week: Metric System Math Review (http://medmathsimplified.com) Visit MedMathSimplified.com (http://MedMathSimplified.com) to get your free chapter of the eBook for the series. About using EMS or "Old Paramedic" Math Shortcuts: A question I get a lot from MedicCast listeners and EMS students is, “Is there ever a time to use these medication math shortcuts and tips from the old paramedic's back of tricks. Sure there are. One of the best ways to use these methods is to check your work on tests and other regular calculations. Once you've run the full formula and calculation, I always counsel students to ask themselves if the answer makes sense? A this point in a calculation, use these shortcuts to double check your work. They will let you know if you are in the ballpark or not. For instance, in a drip rate calculation like you might commonly see on a test, the "Dopamine ten and two" method would provide you with a check on problem. Here's a sample problem from the Med Math Simplified eBook that comes with every tutorial: Orders: 5 mcg/kg/min Dopamine You have a 250 mL bag with 400 mg of Dopamine inside and a 100 kg patient. How many drops per minute do you set using minidrip set (60 gtts/ml)? When you do the normal calculation using the tutorial's step by step program, you come up with a drip rate of 19. The dopamine 10 and 2 method asks that you divide the weight in pounds by 10 and subtract 2. A 220 pound man, divided by 10 and subtract two gives you a drip rate of 20. We came up with 19 so we are in the range and our number is probably correct. If your answer was not near 20, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic no New Medication Math and Calculations Resource http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/02/28/new-medication-math-and-calculations-resource/ http://www.mediccast.com/blog/2009/02/28/new-medication-math-and-calculations-resource/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:01:48 +0000 podmedic http://www.mediccast.com/blog/?p=1299 The MedicCast Podcast and the Nursing Show have worked out a brand new study guide for medical math calculations.

Med Math Simplified

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This is a brand new math tutorial that gives busy paramedic students a complete 11 segment video tutorial on doing things like drip rate calculations, medical math conversions, and setting up complex dosing formulas on the fly.  Plus, the series includes some of the old timer paramedic math and dosing tricks, too!

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