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Metric System Review

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Metric System   There are three basic units  
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The basic unit of length   meter (m)  
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The basic unit of weight   Gram (Gm or g)  
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The basic unit of volume   liter (l)  
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kilo   1000 times the basic unit  
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centi   one hundredth (0.01) of the basic unit  
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milli   one thousandth (0.001) of the basic unit  
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micro   one millionth (0.000001) of the basic unit  
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The units of the metric system most frequently encountered in medicine are as followed   Length (meter), weight (gram), volume (liter)  
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abbreviation for liter   l  
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abbreviation for meter   m  
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abbreviation for gram   Gr or g  
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centimeter =   0.01 m (100cm equals 1 m)  
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millimeter =   0.001 m (1000mm equals 1 m)  
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milliliter   0.001 m (1000ml equals 1 m)  
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1 ml is equivalent to   1 cubic centimeter or cc  
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kilogram   1000 Gm  
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milligram   0.001 Gm (1000 mg = 1 Gm)  
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microgram (mcg)   0.000001 Gm or 0.001 mg (1,000,000 mcg = 1Gm and 1000 mcg = 1 mg(1000 mg = 1 Gm)  
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1 tsp   5 ml  
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1 tbsp   15 ml or 3 tsp  
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cupful or glassful   240 ml or 8 fl ounces  
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minim (m)   .06 ml (1 drop of water)  
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dram (dr)   5 ml (1 tsp)  
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ounce (oz)   30 ml (2 tbsp)  
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pint (pt)   480 ml (16 ounces or 2 cups)  
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quart (qy)   32 ounces (2 pints)  
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grain (gr)   exactly 64.8 mg (approx. 60-65 mg)  
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1 meter   39 inches  
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1 inch   2.5 cm  
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1 gram   15 gr  
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1 pound   454 Gm  
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1 kg   2.2 pounds  
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1 ml   16 minims  
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1 minum   0.06 ml  
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unit (u)   an amount of a drug possessing a defines amount of pharmacological activity (useful for drugs thatare not 100% pure)  
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milliequivelant (mEq)   a way of expressing the dose of electrolytes based on the number of atoms of an element desired  
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units of temperature   Celsius and Fahrenheit  
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0 degree Celsius   freezing  
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37 degree Celsius   Body temperature  
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100 degree Celsius   Boiling  
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121 degree Celsius   Thermal death (spores)  
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32 degree Fahrenheit   freezing  
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98.6 degree Fahrenheit   body temperature  
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212 degree Fahrenheit   boiling  
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250 degree Fahrenheit   thermal death (spores)  
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To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit   multiply Celsius by 9/5 and add 32 Formula (C times 9/5) + 32 = F  
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To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius,   subtract 32 from Fahrenheit an multiply by 5/9 Formula (F minus 32 times 9/5 = c  
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