Measuring Systems
The gram belongs to which measuring system?
1 oz of water is equal to ____mL?
30mL
1 kg is equal to___lb?
2.2 lb
200 tablets
Quantity
UIW uses this system to calculate medications.
Dimensional analysis
What is the most widely used measuring system in healthcare?
The Metric System
A tbsp is equal to how many mL?
15 mL
1 gram is equal to___mg?
1000 mg
How the drug is administered-oral, IM, etc.
Route of Aministration
We ask this question after we finish calculating
Does this make sense?
What is one unit of measure that can measure solid and liquid forms?
8 oz is equal to how many cups?
1 cup
1mg is equal to___mcg?
1,000 mcg
The officially accepted name of the drug
Generic Name
When the problem does not ask to round the answer
We don't round
The microgram belongs to what measuring system?
Metric
1 cup is equal to how many mL?
240 mL
1 liter in ml?
1000 ml
Tylenol, Advil, Zyrtec (name)
Brand name
We choose to use DA because
its proven to have least amount of mistakes
The pound (lb) belongs to which measuring system?
Imperial
16 oz is equal to____lb?
1 lb
1 g into mcg
1,000,000 mcg
Capsule, suspension, chewable, Injection
Dosage Form
We "blank" before we calculate numbers
we cancel units