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I correct answers 1 V correct answers 5 X correct answers 10 L correct answers 50 C correct answers 100 ~~~Medical Math Exam~~~ correct answers ------Medical Math Questions------ Three basic units of measurement correct answers Gram (g, gm)- Unit for weight Liter (l, L)- Unit for...

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~~~Medical Math Exam~~~ correct answers ------Medical Math Questions------

Three basic units of measurement correct answers Gram (g, gm)- Unit for weight
Liter (l, L)- Unit for volume or capacity
Meter (m, M)- Unit for length

Prefixes for larger units correct answers Kilo (1000- one thousand)
Hecto (100- one hundred)
Deka (10- ten)

Prefixes for smaller units correct answers Deci (0.1- one tenth)
Centi (0.01- one hundredth)
Milli (0.001- one thousandth)
Micro (0.000001- one millionth)
Nano (0.000000001- one billionth)

Weight units & abbreviations correct answers Kilogram (kg)
Gram (g, gm)
Milligram (mg)
Microgram (mcg)
Nanogram (ng)

Volume units & abbreviations correct answers Kiloliter (kL)
Liter (L)
Deciliter (dL)
Milliliter (mL)

Length units & abbreviations correct answers Kilometer (Km)
Meter (m)
Centimeter (cm)
Millimeter (mm)

Unit per (in this case) grams correct answers 1 kilogram (kg)- 1000 grams

, 1 hectogram (hg)- 100 grams
1 dekagram (dag)- 10 grams
1 gram (g)- 1 gram
1 decigram (dg)- 0.1 gram (1/10)
1 centigram (cg)- 0.01 gram (1/100)
1 milligram (mg)- 0.001 gram (1/1000)
1 microgram (mcg)- 0.000001 (1/1000000)
1 nanogram (ng)- 0.000000001 (1/1000000000)

Changing from larger to smaller units correct answers Divide the smaller unit value by larger
decimal (cm to mm- 1000/100= 10) to get multiplying factor, multiply large number by the
multiplying factor.
Ex. 50cm->500mm

Changing from smaller to larger units correct answers Divide the larger unit value by the smaller
value (mm to cm- 1000/100=10) to get the dividing factor, divide small number by the dividing
factor.
Ex. 120mm->12cm

Units of measurement in the household system correct answers 1 drop (gtt)= 1minim (m)
1 teaspoon (t)= 60 drops (gtt)= 5mL
1 tablespoon (T)= 3 teaspoons (t)
1 ounce (oz)= 2 tablespoons (T)
1 coffee cup (c)= 6 to 8 ounces (oz)
1 medium sized glass= 8 ounces (oz)
1 measuring cup= 8 ounces (oz)

Metric, apothecary, and household equivalents- Weight correct answers 1kg= 2.2 lbs
0.06g= 1 gr

Metric, apothecary, and household equivalents- Volume correct answers 1L= 1000mL= 1qt= 32
fl oz= 2 pt
2.54 cm= 1 in= 0.0254 m= 25.4mm
1 oz= 30 mL= 2 T= 6t

Interpreting drug labels (the 7 things to look for) correct answers 1) Brand (trade) name
2) Generic name
3) Dosage
4) Form of the drug
5) Expiration date
6) Lot number
7) Name of the manufacturer

Brand name correct answers Printed in bold and large, commercial name given by drug company

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