medication calculations (test 2) Flashcards
12 inches =
1 foot
how many eggs are in 10 dozen
120 eggs
1000 mg is how many grams
1 gram
1 milligram is how many micrograms
1000 micrograms
1000 ml is how many liters
1 liter
1000 ml is how many quarts
one quart
30 ml is how many oz
32 oz
if < (less than) 1 what do you put
0.5 (always put a 0 in the front)
do not put a zero after the decimal if you have a whole number
True
1 ml is equal to how many CC
one
meq means
milliequilvant
5 ml is how many tsp (teaspoon)
1
15 ml is how many TBL (tablespoon)
1 tablespoon
scored means
a crease down the middle of the pill for easy breaking. Put in by the manufactor
how many lbs are in 1 kilogram
2.2 lbs
how many zeros are in 1.2 million if written out
5
gtt is abbrieviation for what
drops
The metric system has 3 units of measure, they are:
Grams, Liters, Meters
what are the abbreviations for Gram
g, gm G, Gm
Gram is the unit of measurement for?
weight
What are the abbreviations for Liter?
l, L
Liter is the measurement for?
Volume or capacity
What are the abbreviations for Meter?
m,M
Meter is the unit of measure for ?
Length, or linear measurement
The prefix Kilo is the measurement of
1000 (one thousand)
The prefix Hecto is the measurement of
100 (one hundred)
The prefix Deka is the measurement of
10 (ten)
The prefix Deci is
0.1 (one - tenth)
The prefix Centi is
0.01 ( one-hundredth)
The prefix Milli is
0.001 ( one- thousandth)
The prefix micro is
0.000001 (one-millionth)
The prefix nano is
0.000000001 ( one-billionth)
Kg is the abbreviation for ?
Kilogram also kg