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204 Review Part VIII
Comprehensive questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Grain measures weight in which system? | apothocary system |
| One grain is equal to how many milligrams? | 65mg |
| Metric system is based on units of? | 10 |
| What year did the metric system become legal in the US? | 1866 |
| What 3 units are in the metric system? | gram, liter, meter |
| What does each metric unit weigh? | gram: weight, liter: volume, meter: length |
| What does micro denote? | 1 millionth |
| What does milli denote? | 1 thousandth |
| What does kilo denote? | 1 thousand |
| 3:7=X:28 | 3/7=X/28 cross multiply 84=7x x=12 |
| Minim measures volume in which system? | Apothocary system |
| What measuring systems i most used in healthcare systems? | metric |
| Are medications most often measured in grams or milligrams? | milligrams |
| What measuring system do we not us to measure medications? | household system |
| Define and give an example of a complex fraction. | A fraction in which the numerator or the denominator or both contain fractions. Also called compound fraction 1 1/2 |
| Define and give an example of a proper fraction. | a fraction that is less than one, with the numerator less than the denominator 1/2 |
| Define and give an example of a improper fraction. | a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator 3/2 |