Biomedical Calculations

Richard Burton 지음

Wiley 2008년 09월 15일 출간

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quot;It is said if you take care of the pennies, the pounds will take care of themselves. Richard Burton's excellent book takes this approach to calculations applied to the biomedical sciences#8230;This is certainly interesting and engaging but it avoids being complicated.quot; ~Journal of Biological Education, April 2009Biomedical Calculations: Principles and Practice is an accessible, student-friendly introduction to calculating, applying formulae and solving quantitative problems within these subjects. This book targets a problem area for many students and aims to give them the confidence which they are so often lacking when undertaking scientific calculations. It takes a unique approach to the subject and uses unit analysis as a central theme throughout the book to enhance student understanding.Clearly structured throughout, little basic knowledge of mathematics is assumed, but even the most numerate readers will be interested in the sometimes-novel biological detail. Numerous worked examples, supplementary questions and practice problems are provided and although the book is written to be read in sequence, it will also be a useful reference.The central theme of the book focuses on the value of unit analysis in solving quantitative problems, with explanations on how to avoid errors in calculations and in checking, understanding and deriving formulae and equations. As a background to this, there is extensive treatment of physical units, both individually (e.g. kg, m, mmol) and in combination (e.g. m s#175;#178;, mmol L#175;#185;), and also of other aspects of quantitative thinking. A variety of topics (mostly from physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry) are used to demonstrate these calculations in practice.Key features:An accessible, student-friendly introduction for all those hesitant in calculating, applying formulae and solving quantitative problemsAn

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Preface.Acknowledgements.This book, and how to use it.PART I.1. Unit analysis: the neglected key to confidence.1.1 Calculating with units.1.2 Ways of writing composite units.1.3 How unit analysis can guide thinking and help solve problems.1.4 When to specify substances along with units.1.5 The need to use appropriate and compatible units in formulae.1.6 Checking and deriving formulae.1.7 When unit analysis raises questions about formulae.1.8 Dimensional analysis.PART II.2. Units: length, area, volume, mass, moles and equivalents.2.1 The Système International and unit prefixes.2.2 Length and distance.2.3 Area.2.4 Volume.2.5 Mass.2.6 Moles.2.7 Equivalents.2.8 Conversion between units.Problems.3. Percentages.3.1 When percentages mislead: human body fat and fat in milk.3.2 Heat loss from the body: further questionable percentages.Problems.4. Composite units I - density.4.1 Specific gravity.4.2 Specific volume.4.3 Two definitions of body density.4.4 Thinking about a formula.Problems.5. Composite units II - concentration.5.1 Concentrations: kilograms of water vs litres of solution.5.2 Simple protein-free salt solutions.5.3 Millimolar and millimolal concentrations in blood plasma.5.4 Some quite different uses for Eq. (5.1).Problems.6. Aspects of problem solving.6.1 Letting unit analysis solve the problem.6.2 &-Let x be the unknown&-.Problems.7. Making up and diluting solutions.7.1 Preparing 250 mL of 150 mM NaCl from the dry salt.7.2 Preparing dilutions from stock solutions.Problems.8. Calculating drug doses.Problems.9. More about solutions - electroneutrality, osmotic pressure and activity.9.1 The principle of electroneutrality.9.2 But what about membrane potentials and short-circuit currents?9.3 Anion gap.9.4 Osmol

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?I really liked this book and the approach the author has taken. It will certainly be useful for biomedical scientists and for those teaching potential biomedical scientists, either at university or during training in the laboratory.? ( British J of Biomedical Science, 2008)"It is said if you take care of the pennies, the pounds will take care of themselves. Richard Burton's excellent book takes this approach to calculations applied to the biomedical sciences?This is certainly interesting and engaging but it avoids being complicated." ?Journal of Biological Education, April 2009

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저자(글) Richard Burton