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Med calc quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| length | meter |
| volume | liter |
| weight | gram |
| kilo | identifies a measure larger than the basic unit (only one used to do so in a clinical setting) |
| centi | 1/100th (c) |
| milli | 1/1,000th (m) |
| micro | 1/1,000,000th (mc) |
| abbreviations | all in lowercare EXCEPT for liter (L) |
| weight commonly used abv | kg, g, mg` |
| volume commonly used abv | mcg, L, mL |
| notation | unit of measure expressed w/ a quantity (ex: 0.5mL) |
| abv form of metric measure: two-tenths of a milligram | 0.2mg |
| conversions | if size is getting larger then move 3x to the left if getting smaller move 3x to the right |
| conversion ex: 7mg to mcg | 7,000 |
| conversion ex: 3500mL to L | 3.5L |
| ratio measures | used in solutions (ex: 1:5 means 1 part drug in 5 parts solution) |
| % solutions | % of solution is equal to grams (ex 7.5% sodium bicarbonate has 7.5g of sodium bicarbonate per 100mL) |
| # of mL in 1 oz | 30mL |
| # of mL in 1 TBS | 15mL |
| # of mL in 1 TSP | 5mL |
| # of mL in 1 dram (dr) | 4 mL |
| # of mL in 1 drop (gtts) | 1mL |
| 1cc to mL | 1mL |
| how are tablets taken? | as whole of half only |
| rounding rules | round to the nearest 10th after solving |
| should you leave an extra 0 @ the end of a decimal fraction? | No (ex: 0.20 should be 0.2) |
| decimal place: 0.5 | tenths |
| decimal place: 0.06 | hundredths |
| decimal place: 0.007 | thousandths |
| decimal place:0.0008 | ten thousandths |
| what does MAR/eMAR (med admin records) | drug name, dosage, freq, time of admin, precautions for admin, separate section for PRN |
| components of medication order | name and DOB, date and time of order, name od med, dose of med, route of med, time/freq of admin, prescriber sig |
| Six rights of medication admin | person, drug, dosage, route, time, documentation |
| C1 (schedule I) | substances w/ high potential of abuse and no medical use (ex: heroin, LSD, ecstasy) |
| C2 (schedule II) | substances w/ high potential for abuse and lead to severe psychological or physical abuse. considered dangerous (ex: vicodin, dilaudid, oxycodone, ritalin) |
| C3 (schedule III) | substances that have low to moderate potential psychological or physical abuse. less likely than C1 and C2 (ex: tylenol, codeine, ketamine, testosterone) |
| C4 (schedule IV) | substances w/ low potential for abuse (ex: ativan, xanax, valium, ambien) |
| C5 (schedule V) | lower potential for abuse than IV. consist of drugs w/ a limited quantity of certain narcotics. meds that contain no more than 200mg of codeine per 100mL (ex: lomotil, lyrica, antitussive) |
| finding x | (complete/drug strength) = (incomplete/dose to be given) |
| expression ratios | true if both ratios = the same amt (ex: 34mg/2mL = 51mg/3mL; this is true because both = 102) . all others will be false |
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