MEDICATION DOSE CALCULATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A medication calculator for calculating a medication dose and for comparing an ordered medication dosage with a known medication dosage range, said medication calculator comprising:
- a user interface, said user interface being configured to receive a patient data input and an ordered medication dosage input;
said user interface being further configured to display to a human user a dose calculation or a warning message;
a medication database, said medication database being operatively connected to said user interface and said medication database including a medication dosage range associated with each of a plurality of medications and said medication database including at least one warning, said at least one warning being associated with at least one of said plurality of medications;
a processor, said processor being in operative communication with said medication database and with said user interface, said processor being configured to calculate a medication dose in response to a patient data input and an ordered medication dosage input and said processor signaling said user interface to display said warning when the ordered medication dosage is outside said medication dosage range and said processor signaling said user interface to display the medication dose when the ordered medication dosage is within said medication dosage range.
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Abstract
A medication dose calculator and method for comparing an inputted, ordered medication dosage with a known medication dosage range in a database including an input device for inputting a desired drug name, indicating whether the drug is for a child or an adult, an amount of the drugs that are ordered, the body weight or body surface of the patient, and a computing mechanism for determining the dose of the drug to be delivered. The medication dose calculator provides warnings when the inputted amount of drug exceeds the dosage range limits or is incorrect. The medication dose calculator converts an inputted drug unit of measure into a desired unit of measure. In addition, various methods for receiving, recording, storing, transmitting, transferring, and editing information along with various processes utilizing the medication dose calculator are disclosed.
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1. A medication calculator for calculating a medication dose and for comparing an ordered medication dosage with a known medication dosage range, said medication calculator comprising:
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a user interface, said user interface being configured to receive a patient data input and an ordered medication dosage input;
said user interface being further configured to display to a human user a dose calculation or a warning message;
a medication database, said medication database being operatively connected to said user interface and said medication database including a medication dosage range associated with each of a plurality of medications and said medication database including at least one warning, said at least one warning being associated with at least one of said plurality of medications;
a processor, said processor being in operative communication with said medication database and with said user interface, said processor being configured to calculate a medication dose in response to a patient data input and an ordered medication dosage input and said processor signaling said user interface to display said warning when the ordered medication dosage is outside said medication dosage range and said processor signaling said user interface to display the medication dose when the ordered medication dosage is within said medication dosage range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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