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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce (how many mL) | 30 mL (in ounces) |
| 1/2 ounce (how many mL) | 15 mL (in ounces) |
| 1 table spoon (how many mL) | 15 mL (in table spoons) |
| 1 teaspoon (how many mL) | 5 mL (in teaspoons) |
| 100 mL of a 1% solution contains | 1 g of drug (mL of solution) |
| 100 mL of a 2% solution contains | 2 g of drug (mL of solution) |
| 50 mL of a 1% solution contains | 0.5 g of drug (mL of solution) |
| 200 mL of a 2% solution contains | 4 g of drug (mL of solution) |
| length | meter |
| volumehighest to lowest L-mL | liter |
| weighthighest to lowest: kg-g-mg-mcg | gram |
| k | kilo |
| c | centi |
| m | meili |
| mc | micro |
| kg | kilogram |
| cm | centimeter |
| mg | milligram |
| mcg | microgram |
| milliliter | mL |
| kiloliter | kL |
| L | liter |
| 1 kg | 1000 g |
| 1 g | 1000 mg |
| 1 mg | 1000 mcg |
| 1 L | 1000 mL |
| which way do you move the decimal point? | If moving down the scale to a smaller unit of measure, for example g to mg or L to mL, the quantity MUST GET LARGER, so the decimal point must move three places to the right. (and vice versa) |
| mEq | milliequivalent (an expression of the number of grams of a drug contained 1 mL of a normal solution. |
| 2 1/2 dram | 10 mL |
| 2 dram | 8 mL |
| 1 1/4 dram | 5 mL |
| 1 dram | 4 mL |
| a drop | gtt (ocasionally used in some small volume pediatric dosagse and for eye or ear drops. All such medications will have an integral dropper attached to the solution bottle for accurate measurement. |
| 1 kL | 1000 L |
| 1 L | 1000 mL |
| 1 mL | 1 cc |
| 1 kg | 1000 g |
| 1 g | 1000 mg |
| 1 mg | 1000 mcg |
| 1 km | 1000 meters |
| 1 cm | 10 mm |
| apothecary | gr |
| household | t, T, oz, lb, pt, qt, inch |
| metric system | kg, g, mg, mcg, cm, cc, kL, L, mL |
| 1 t (mL) | 5 mL |
| 1 T (mL) | 15 mL |
| 1 oz (mL) | 30 mL |
| 1 pt (mL) | 500 mL |
| 1 qt (mL) | 1000 mL |
| 2.2 (lbs) | 1 kg |
| gr 1 | 60 mg |
| gr 15 | 1 g |
| 2.54 | 1 inch |