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Pharmacology Ch 6-8
Pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prefix for weight in metric system | Kilo |
| What numbers are used in the metric system | decimals |
| Premature babies are weighed how | grams |
| The Oldest measurement system for calculating drug orders, for indicating drug mass or volume | Apothecary system |
| Household measurement | Ounces and Quart |
| Most consumers use what type of system to measure medicine | household system |
| What is measured in units | heparin, insulin, pencillin G, Vit A, D & E |
| Basic unit of volume in metric | liters |
| measurement system for medicines | dram, minim, drops, ounces and etc... |
| Decimal of mL to a liter | .001 |
| Worldwide measurement system | metric |
| Drugs that derive from animal sources are measured how | units |
| Cubic centimeter is the same as __________ of a unit | 0.001 |
| 1 meter is ? inches | 1 meter = 39.37 inches |
| gtt is the same thing as ? | drop |
| 2.5 cm = ? inches | 1 inch |
| Standard metric measurement for length | meters |
| Metric system uses _____________ #'s and _______________. | arabic #'s and decimals |
| How many centimeters is a 3" scar | 7.5 |
| 1 meter = ? millimeters | 1m = 1000mm |
| 1 meter = ? centimeters | 1m = 100 cm |
| 1 centimeter = ? millimeters | 1 cm = 10 mm |
| 1 L = ? onces | 32 |
| 1 L = ? mL | 1000 |
| 1 L = ? cc | 1000 |
| 1 L = ? quart | 1 qt |
| 1 mg = ? grams | .oo1 grams |
| 1 drop (gtt) of water = ? minims | 1 minim |
| 60 minims = ? fluid drams | 1 dram |
| equal to weight of 1 grain of wheat or rice | 1 grain |
| International Units can also be measured as | United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) units |
| Measured according to strength and desired effect | heparin, insulin, penecillin G, vitamins A, D. E |
| Amount of solute contained in a liquid, solid, or semisolid vehicle | Milliequivalents |
| milliequivalent per liter | liquid |
| milliequivalent per milliliter | liquid |
| milliequivalent per tablet | solid |
| milliequivalent per hour | semisolid |
| Conversions that are approximately equal may differ by as much as ___% | 10% |
| Normal body temperature in Celcius | 37 |
| Water boils at _____C & _______F | 100 C & 212 F |
| In the metric system temperature is measured in the _______ scale | celsius |
| 1 pint = ______ mL | 500 mL |
| gr 1/4 = ? mg | 15 mg |
| gr 1/2 = ? mg | 30 mg |
| gr 3/4 = ? mg | 45 mg |
| gr 1 = ? mg | 60 mg |
| 1 ft = 12 in = ______ cm | 30 |
| 1 yrd = ______ cm | 90 |
| 100 cm = 1 meter = ______ inches? | 39.4 or 39 4/10 |
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