Conversions/Formulas Flashcards
(32 cards)
1 ml
20 gtts
4 ml
1 dram
5 ml
100 gtts or 1 tsp
15 ml
1 tbsp or 1/2 oz
30 ml
2 tbsp or 1 oz
240 ml
1 cup or 8 oz
480 ml
1 pint or 16 oz
960 ml
1 quart or 32 oz
1 mg
1/60 gr
30 mg
1/2 gr
60-65 mg
1 gr
120 mg
2 gr
300-325 mg
5 gr
600-650 mg
10 gr
30 g
8 drams or 1 oz
1 kg
2.2 lbs
1 oz
30 ml or 8 drams (volume)
30 g or 8 drams (weight)
1 tsp
5 ml or 60 gtts
Fahrenheit / Celsius temperature conversion
9C = 5F - 160
Young’s rule for calculating children’s dosages
Age of child.
—————— * average adult dose
age of child+12
Clark’s Rule for calculating children’s dosages
child’s weight
—————- *average adult dose
150
mg/kg/day
milligrams per kilogram per day (for calculating children’s dosages)
final volume/initial volume
= initial strength/ ?
Final strength
(final g or ml of finished product) * % strength = ?
g or ml of substance to be dissolved
