We created Plumb’s to make prescribing veterinary drugs faster and easier. It’s designed to simplify key steps in your workflow, like getting up-to-date information about the drugs you’re prescribing or counseling a pet owner about how to give a drug at home. Or, in the case of our veterinary conversion calculator, making it easier to quickly calculate a mg/kg dose of levothyroxine for the 92-lb Alaskan malamute who’s standing on your foot.
Plumb’s is designed to solve common problems we all face in veterinary practice. Especially the ones that eat up our precious time.
Tracking down a calculator (it’s never in the drawer where you left it) or flipping through your phone to find the veterinary conversion app isn’t the most efficient use of your already limited time.
So, we built a conversion calculator in Plumb’s. We could certainly use it, and we’re betting you could, too.
How the Conversion Calculator Works
Here’s what you can do with the built-in Plumb’s conversion calculator:
- Easily convert between commonly used units in one click:
- lb / kg
- oz / g
- mg / micrograms
- ml / fl oz
- C° / F°
- Calculate your dose or check your math with the calculator function.
- Keep your result when you toggle from the conversion to the calculator function.
- Access from any mobile or desktop browser or in the Apple or Android app.
For a quick tutorial on the calculator, see the guide below.
How to Access the Conversion Calculator
Getting to your Plumb’s conversion calculator is simple. Here’s a quick guide.
Sign in to Plumb’s
Open the app on your Apple or Android device or sign into Plumb’s via an internet browser (like Google Chrome or Safari).
Open a drug
Click on any drug name to open a monograph.
Open the calculator
Tap on the blue Dosages button at the top of the monograph to jump to the dosages section. Once there, you’ll see a Calculator button appear in the bottom right of your screen. Simply tap or click to open.
The calculator will unfurl over the monograph, allowing you to convert and calculate while you reference the dosing information. You can even scroll the drug monograph content while keeping the calculator open! Cool, right?
Convert and calculate
Enter your calculations (eg, 25.2 lb to kg, 39.7°C to °F). To leave conversion mode and calculate with your result, just press Calculator.
And that’s it! Confirming your mental math just got easier. Next time your thermometer gets stuck in Celsius or you have to calculate a dose for a tiny exotic patient, you can count on Plumb’s to get you the answer.
If you’re not a subscriber yet but think you’d like to be, you can watch a demo to learn more about Plumb’s.
This article was updated September 2024 to reflect the current user experience of this feature.