Medical Math/ Units Flashcards
I & O
Intake and output
IV is ?
Intravenous
Between 12 o’clock at midnight and 1 o’clock in the morning what are the two first digits of the military time?
00
Milligrams and grams are used for
Medication dosages
Kilograms are used for
Bodyweight
Milliliters are used for
IV fluid’s, oral intake and body fluid
Cubic centimeters or cc are used for
Liquid medications
Liters are used for
IV fluids
Millimeters and centimeters are used for
Measuring wounds
Ounces and pounds are used for
Oral intake and bodyweight respectively
Drops teaspoons and tablespoons as well as ounces and cups are used for
Medicines IV drip rates oral intake
Inches and feet are used for
Height and dressing size
1 kg equals how many grams
1000 g
1 g equals how many milligrams
1000 mg
1 L equals how many milliliters
1000 mL
1 mL equals how many cubic centimeters
1 cc
1 cm equals how many millimeters
10 Millimeters
1 pound is how many ounces
16 ounces
1 cup is how many ounces
8 Ounces
1 foot is how many inches
12 inches
1 kg is how many pounds
2.2 pounds
1 mL is how many drops
15 drops
1 teaspoon is how many milliliters
5 mL
1 tablespoon is how many milliliters
15 mL
1 Ounce is how many milliliters
30 mL
1 cup is how many milliliters
240 mL
1 inch is how many centimeters
2.5 cm
