Conversion Chart 2019 2020 2021 blood pressure PDF

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Dosage Calculations Test (DCT) - Systems of Measurement Fall 2020 To effectively deliver medications, nurses must know the following essential equivalents for the three (3) systems of measurement. Learn all values, abbreviations and symbols.

VOLUME Metric

Apothecaries’

Household

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1 minim

1 drop

1 milliliter (1 mL)

15 – 16 minims

15 – 16 drops

4 milliliters

1 fluid dram

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5 milliliters

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1 teaspoon

15 milliliters

4 fluid drams

1 tablespoon (3 tsp)

30 milliliters

8 fluid drams (1 fluid ounce)

1 ounce

500 milliliters

1 pint (16 oz)

16 oz. (1 pt or 2 cups)

1,000 milliliters (1 liter)

1 quart (32 oz)

32 oz. (1 qt)

WEIGHT 1 milligram (1,000 micrograms)

1/60 grain

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60 – 65 milligrams

1 grain

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1,000 milligrams (1 gram)

15 grains

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1 kilogram (1,000 grams)

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2.2 pounds

Abbreviations: milliliter ml, mL cubic centimeter cc liter l, L dram dr ounce oz pint pt quart qt drop gtt teaspoon t, tsp

Review Roman Numerals 1 – 20 1 i 2 ii 3 iii 4 iv 5 v 10 x 11 xi 12 xii 13 xiii 14 xiv 19 xix 20 xx

Symbols tablespoon T, tbsp milligram mg, mgm gram gm, g kilogram kg grain gr, GR microgram mcg, g pound lb meter m millimeter mm Celsius C Fahrenheit F

6 vi 7 vii 8 viii 9 ix 15 xv 16 xvi 17 xvii 18 xviii

Dangerous abbreviations are highlighted in gray and should not be utilized. But nurses should be able to recognize these on medication labels.

dram - Ʒ ounce - ℥ Miscellaneous cm = 1 inch = ss = 1 lb = 1 gm = 1m = ℥ii =

10 mm 2.5 cm ½ 16 oz 1 mL (water) 39.4 in 2 oz

Temperature Conversion Co = Fo – 32 1.8 Fo = 1.8 x Co + 32...