Chapter 4 Medical Systems Of Weights

Question 1

Drugs are measured using what?

Answer 1

Weight

Volume

Equivalents

Question 2

Farenheit to Celsius (F to C)

Round to the nearest what?

Answer 2

(F-32) 5/9=C

Tenth

Question 3

Celsius to Fahrenheit (C to F)

Round to the nearest what?

Answer 3

(C 9/5) +32=F

Tenth

Question 4

What is the boiling point of water

Answer 4

C.100

F. 212

Question 5

Normal body temp

Answer 5

C. 37 F. 98.6

Question 6

Freezing point of water

Answer 6

C. 0

F. 32

Question 7

Liquid :

What is gtt ?

Answer 7

Drops

Question 8

Liquid :

Tsp

Answer 8

Teaspoon

Question 9

Liquid:

Tbsp

Answer 9

Tablespoon

Question 10

Liquid:

Oz

Answer 10

Ounce

Question 11

Liquid:

C

Answer 11

Cup

Question 12

What are the larger liquid household measures ?

Answer 12

Pint quart and gallon

Question 13

Dry household systems

Lb
Oz

Answer 13

Pounds

Ounce

Question 14

House hold system:

A liquid ounce is not equal to a ____ ounce

Answer 14

Dry

Question 15

Metric system :

Meter =

Liter =

Gram=

Answer 15

(M) =length

(L) =liquid

(G) =weight

Question 16

Metric system:

Prefixes determine what?

Answer 16

Size (milli, centi)

Question 17

Metric system:

When converting between systems, use what test?

Answer 17

DIMS test (does it make sense )

Question 18

• house hold and metric systems :

convert between systems :

To convert weight - 1kg=

Kilograms to pounds : ______ by what?

Pounds to kilograms: _____ by what?

Answer 18

2.2lb

Multiply by 2.2

Divide by 2.2

Question 19

• Abbreviated : milliequivalent system

Used to measure what?

Dosage calculations are the ____

Answer 19

mEq

Electrolytes

Same

Question 20

Drugs ordered in mEq are always supplied in what?

Answer 20

mEq

Question 21

• Unit system:

Come in ____ units or ______ units

Answer 21

Plain

International

Question 22

Unit system:

Most common?

Answer 22

Heparin and insulin

Question 23

Do not abbreviate what ? (Always wrote it out)

Answer 23

Unit or international units

Question 24

Unit system :

Dosage calculations are the ____

Drugs ordered in units are always supplied in _____

Answer 24

Same

Units

Question 25

This is used when two measurements are in two different systems

Answer 25

Two step drug dosage calculations

Question 26

Two step drug dosage calculations: First find how to the measurements are _____ Then _____ the system you have to the system you want using ____ and _______

Answer 26

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