ROSS IS ME! MOD 3/Dosage and Calculations Review, Ch 33
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dwampler on May 20, 2012
Subjects:
Apothecaries, Metric System, Dosage Calculations
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Dosage and Calculations
Chapter 33
Clinical Medical Assistant
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Define Apothecaries. | Basic math, replaced the metric system in the early 1900's |
| What is the primary method for measuring weight, volume, length, and medication in the world? | The metric system. |
| What is a decimal-based system, based on multiples of 10? | The metric system. |
| Do you use capital letters in the metric system? | only with "L" |
| Do you leave a space between a number and unit? | Yes. 3 mm, not 3mm |
| Per international convention, should there be commas in long numbers? | 10 000 (not 10,000) |
| Do you mix unit abbreviations and spelled out units? How do you write it? | No, 75 mg/dL NOT/75 milligrams/dL |
| Do you include a zero before a decimal point for numbers less than 1? | Yes, 0.00875 (not .00875) |
| Do metric abbreviations have singular or plural versions? | No, 100mg (no "s" at the end) |
| The _________number always precedes the unit of measurement. | Arabic, 1 gram, 5 Liters |
| Gram is abbreviated g or gm, which is preferred | g |
| If the measurement is named after a person, is the abbreviation capitalized | yes, Celsius (C) |
| When rounding equations with liquids, you round to the nearest ____th when giving more than 1 mL. | 10th |
| Round to the nearest ____th when giving less than 1 mL. | 100th |
| When rounding liquids, round ______ 1-4. | down |
| When rounding liquids, round ______ 5-9. | up |
| When tablets are not scored, round to the nearest______ number of what is available. | whole |
| If tablets are scored, round to the nearest _______ or _____ tablet. | whole or half |
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