Calculations for Veterinary Nursing - Chapter 1 - Units, Conversion Factors and Related Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
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What is the abbreviation for gram(s)?
A
g
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What does the abbreviation g stand for?
A
gram(s)
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What is the abbreviation for kilogram(s)?
A
kg
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What does the abbreviation kg stand for?
A
kilogram(s)
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What is the abbreviation for milligram(s)?
A
mg
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What does the abbreviation mg stand for?
A
millgram(s)
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What is the abbreviation for microgram(s)?
A
mcg
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What does the abbreviation for mcg stand for?
A
microgram(s)
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What is the abbreviation for litre(s)?
A
l
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What does the abbreviation for l stand for?
A
litres(s)
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What is the abbreviation for millilitre(s)?
A
ml
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What does the abbreviation ml stand for?
A
millilitre(s)
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What is the abbreviation for minute(s)?
A
min
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What does the abbreviation min stand for?
A
minute(s)
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What is the abbreviation for second(s)?
A
s
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What does the abbreviation s stand for?
A
second(s)
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What is the abbreviation for hour(s)?
A
hr(s)
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What does the abbreviation hr(s) stand for?
A
hours(s)
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What is the abbreviation for milliampere(s)?
A
mA
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What does the abbreviation mA stand for?
A
milliampere(s)
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What is the abbreviation for kilovolt?
A
kV
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What does the abbreviation kV stand for?
A
kilovolt
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How many grams are in 1 kilogram?
A
1000 grams
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How many kilograms are 1000 grams?
A
1 kg
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How many grams are in 1000 milligrams?
1 gram
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How many milligrams are in 1 gram?
1000 milligrams
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How many micrograms in 1 milligram?
1000 micrograms
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How many milligrams in 1000 micrograms?
1 milligram
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How many nanograms in 1 microgram?
1000 nanograms
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How many micrograms in 1000 nanograms?
1 microgram
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What is the abbreviation for nanograms?
ng
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What does the abbreviation ng stand for?
nanograms
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How many kilometres in 1000 metres?
1 kilometre
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How many metres in 1 kilometre?
1000 metres
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How many centimetres in 1 metre?
100 centimeters
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How many metres in 100 centimetres?
1 metre
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How many millimetres in 1 centimetre?
10 millimetres
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How many centimetres in 10 millimetres?
1 centimetre
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How many millilitres in 1 litre?
1000 millilitres
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How many litres in 1000 millilitres?
1 litre
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How many millilitres in 1 decilitre?
100 millilitres?
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How many decilitres in 100 millilitres?
1 decilitre
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What is the abbreviation to for decilitre(s)?
dl
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What does the abbreviation dl stand for?
decilitre(s)
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What unit is more commonly used millimetres or centimetres?
millimetres
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How would the length 10 cm more commonly be described?
100 mm or 0.1 m
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How much space does 1 g of water occupy at 15 degree C?
1 millilitre
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How much would 1 litre of water weigh?
1000 g or 1 kg
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How should weights of less than 1 gram be written?
micrograms e.g 0.5 g should be written as 500 mcg
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How should weights of less than 1 milligram be written?
micrograms
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What is a different abbreviation for litres?
L
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What does the abbreviation L stand for?
litre(s)
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Prefix Details - deci
Symbol?
Value?
Multiplies by?
d
0.1
one tenth
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Prefix Details - centi
Symbol?
Value?
Multiplies by?
c
0.01
one hundredth
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What does c stand for?
centi
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Prefix Details - milli
Symbol?
Value?
Multiplies by?
m
0.001
one thousandth
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Prefix Details - micro
Symbol?
Value?
Multiplies by?
u
0.000001
one millionth
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Prefix Details - deca
Symbol?
Value?
Multiplies by?
da
10
ten
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Prefix Details - kilo
Symbol?
Value?
Multiplies by?
k
1000
one thousand
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Prefix Details - mega
Symbol?
Value?
Multiplies by?
M
1,000,000
one million
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How is twenty one millilitres written?
21 ml
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How is twenty one litres written?
21 l or 21 L
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How is twenty one milligrams written?
21 mg
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How is twenty one micrograms written?
21 ug or 21 mcg
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Convert 750 g to kg
0.750 kg
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Convert 7.50 g to kg
0.0075 kg
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Convert 750 mg to g
0.750 g
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Convert 750 ug to g
0.000750 g
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Convert g to mg
7.5 mg
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Convert 0.750 mg to ug
750 ug
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Convert 750 ml to l
0.75 l
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Convert 7.5 l to ml
7500 ml
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Convert 0.0750 l to ml
75 ml
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How do you convert lb to kg?
x 0.45
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What do you get when you times lb by 0.45?
kg
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How do you convert pt to l?
x 0.57
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What happen when you times pt by 0.57?
l
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How do you convert in to mm?
x 25.4
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What happens when you times in by 25.4?
mm
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How do you convert fl oz to ml?
x 28.4
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What happens when you times fl oz by 28.4?
ml
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Convert 20 lb to kg
9 kg
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Convert 10 lb to kg
4.5 kg
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Convert 0.5 lb to kg
0.225 kg
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Convert 1.5 pt to l
0.86 l
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Convert 30 in to mm
762 mm
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Convert 3 fl oz to ml
85.2 ml
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What is the approx measurement of a standard teaspoon?
5 ml
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What is the approx measurement of a standard dessert spoon?
10 ml
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What is the approx measurement of a standard table spoon?
15 ml
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What is the approx measurement of a teacup?
150 ml
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What is the approx measurement of twelve drops?
5 ml
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Should approx household conversions ever be used for measuring out drugs?
No never
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How to convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius?
-32, x 5/9
or
+40, x 5/9, -40
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How to convert for Celsius to Fahrenheit?
x 9/5, +32
or
+40, x 9/5, -40
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Convert 50 Degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius
50, -32, x 5/9
50, +40, x 5/9, -40
10 Degrees Celsius
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Convert 104 Degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit
104, -32, x 5/9, -40
104, +40, x 5/9, -40
40 Degrees Celsius
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Convert 97 Degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit
97, -32, x 5/9
97, +40, x 5/9, -40
36.1 Degrees Celsius
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Convert 37 Degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit
37, x 9/5, +32
37, +40, x 9/5, -40
98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit
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Concert 120 Degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit
120, x 9/5, +32
120, +40, x 9/5, -40
248 Degrees Fahrenheit
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What is the abbreviation for once daily?
u.i.d
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What does the abbreviation u.i.d stand for?
once daily
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What is the abbreviation for to be taken once daily?
u.d.s
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What does the abbreviation u.d.s stand for?
to be taken once daily
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What is the abbreviation for every day?
o.d
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What does the abbreviation o.d mean?
every day
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What is the abbreviation for twice daily?
b.i.d or b.d
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What does the abbreviation b.i.d or b.d stand for?
twice daily
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What is the abbreviation for to be taken twice daily?
b.d.s
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What does the abbreviation b.d.s mean?
to be taken twice daily
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What is the abbreviation for 3 times a day?
t.i.d or t.d
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What does the abbreviation t.i.d or t.d mean?
3 times a day
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What is the abbreviation for to be taken 3 times a day?
t.d.s
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What does the abbreviation t.d.s mean?
to be taken 3 times a day
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What is the abbreviation for 4 times a day?
q.i.d or q.d
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What does the abbreviation q.i.d or q.d mean?
4 times a day
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What is the abbreviation for to be taken 4 times a day?
q.d.s
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What does the abbreviation q.d.s mean?
to be taken 4 times a day
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What does the abbreviation for every 4 hours?
q.h
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What does the abbreviation q.h mean?
every 4 hours
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What is the abbreviation for every other day?
altern.d
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What does the abbreviation altern.d mean?
every other day
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What is the abbreviation for repeat as required?
p.r.n
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What does the abbreviation p.r.n mean?
repeat as required
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What is the abbreviation for repeat?
repet or rep
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What does the abbreviation repet or rep mean?
repeat
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What is the abbreviation for before food?
a.c
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What does the abbreviation a.c mean?
before food
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What is the abbreviation for after food?
p.c
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What does the abbreviation p.c mean?
after food
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What is the abbreviation for every morning?
o.m
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What does the abbreviation o.m mean?
every morning
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What is the abbreviation for every night?
o.n
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What does the abbreviation o.n mean?
every night
