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    A Glance at Measurements and Conversions

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    This document provides information on measurements and conversions used in drug dosage calculations. It defines key terms like dosage, equivalent, and intravenous injection. It also includes a table of common measurement units and their conversions. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating drug dosages using measurements and conversions, including moving the decimal place when converting between metric units. The goal is to accurately calculate dosages to ensure patients receive the correct amount of medication.

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    This document provides information on measurements and conversions used in drug dosage calculations. It defines key terms like dosage, equivalent, and intravenous injection. It also includes a table of common measurement units and their conversions. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating drug dosages using measurements and conversions, including moving the decimal place when converting between metric units. The goal is to accurately calculate dosages to ensure patients receive the correct amount of medication.

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    This document provides information on measurements and conversions used in drug dosage calculations. It defines key terms like dosage, equivalent, and intravenous injection. It also includes a table of common measurement units and their conversions. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating drug dosages using measurements and conversions, including moving the decimal place when converting between metric units. The goal is to accurately calculate dosages to ensure patients receive the correct amount of medication.

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    A Glance at Measurements and Conversions

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    This document provides information on measurements and conversions used in drug dosage calculations. It defines key terms like dosage, equivalent, and intravenous injection. It also includes a table of common measurement units and their conversions. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating drug dosages using measurements and conversions, including moving the decimal place when converting between metric units. The goal is to accurately calculate dosages to ensure patients receive the correct amount of medication.

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    A Glance at

    Measurements and
    Conversions
    Dosage the measured quantity of a medicine
    Equation a statement of equivalence in mathematical
    expressions
    Equivalent the same in number, value or meaning
    Intravenous Injection a means of administering medicine
    or feeding a patient through
    injection
    Substernal situated below or behind the sternum or
    breastbone
    Vial a small, closable vessel for fluids
    Suppository small piece medicine designed to melt
    within a body opening other than the
    mouth, especially the rectum or vagina.
    Definition of Terms
    We use a colon ( : ) or a double colon ( :: ) in ratios
    We use a forward slash ( / ) or a horizontal bar ( -------
    - ) in fractions
    Proportion is an equation showing 2 sets of equal
    ratios
    The middle items in a proportion is called means
    The external items in a proportion are called
    extremes
    X in an equation which stands for the missing or
    unknown value
    A GLANCE AT MEASUREMENTS AND
    CONVERSIONS
    Dosage calculations involve measurements
    and conversions of the formulation, ingredients,
    and components of drugs.
    Measurements and conversions must be
    calculated accurately to ensure that we will be
    able to give the correct dosage to our patients.

    Below is a table of most commonly used


    measurements with its corresponding conversions.
    DRUG DOSE CALCULATION USING MEASUREMENTS /
    CONVERSIONS
    Formula:
    Desired dose x Volume on Hand
    = amount to be given
    Concentration

    Example 1. Doctor orders 5 mg of morphine to be administered


    intravenously to a patient
    with substernal chest pain. You have 1 ml vial that contains
    10mg of morphine (10 mg/ml).
    How many milliliters are you going to have to draw up into a
    syringe and push IV into your
    patients IV line port?
    What are given?
    Desired Dose 5 mg of morphine IV
    Concentration 10 mg
    Volume on Hand 1 ml
    What is asked? Dosage to be given to the
    patient, in ml
    Formula:
    METRIC CONVERSIONS
    There are instances when we need to convert a unit of
    measurement to another when calculating for drug
    dosages.
    The metric system of measurements is based on a number
    of basic measures or units.
    Take a quick look at the table below.
    Large and small amounts of these units often have a
    prefix. Also, some common units of measurement are
    prefix symbol multiplication factor.
    For conversion of one metric unit to another will require us to
    move the decimal place to the
    left or to the right.
    To know how many decimal places to move, follow these steps:
    1. Write the metric scale.
    2. Find out what the two units in the problem are.
    3. Count the number of units from the given one to the desired
    one.
    Example 1.
    Convert .1 decigrams to micrograms
    The decimal place is moved 3 places to the right using
    mg -- kg -- hg -- dag -- g -- dg -- cg -- mg mcg
    Therefore, 0.1 dg = 1000 mg

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