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Medical Math. Unit D. Length/Distance. Inch (“ or in.) Foot (‘ or ft.) Yard (yd). Capacity/Volume – Household Units. Teaspoon (t or tsp) Tablespoon (T or tbsp) Ounce (oz) Cup (C) Pint (pt) Quart (qt). Mass/Weight. Ounce (oz) Pound (lb). Metric System. Distance/Length – Meter (m)
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Medical Math Unit D
Length/Distance • Inch (“ or in.) • Foot (‘ or ft.) • Yard (yd)
Capacity/Volume – Household Units • Teaspoon (t or tsp) • Tablespoon (T or tbsp) • Ounce (oz) • Cup (C) • Pint (pt) • Quart (qt)
Mass/Weight • Ounce (oz) • Pound (lb)
Metric System • Distance/Length – Meter (m) • Volume – Liter (L) • Mass/Weight – Gram (g or gm)
Metric Prefixes • Kilo (k): 1000 times • Centi (c): 1/100 • Milli (m): 1/1000
Metric Conversions • 1 m = 100 cm • 1 m = 1000 mm • 10 mm = 1 cm • 1 L = 1000 mL • 1 mL = 1 cc • 1 g = 1000 mg • 1 kg = 1000 g
Conversions (Household Metric) • 1 in = 2.5 cm • 39.4 in = 1 m • 1 tsp = 5 mL • 1 oz = 30 mL • 1 qt = 1000 cc • 2.2 lb = 1 kg
Temperature • Celsius to Fahrenheit (°C x 1.8) + 32 = °F • Fahrenheit to Celsius (°F – 32) ÷ 1.8 = °C
I = 1 II = 2 V = 5 VIII = 8 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 CL = 150 D = 500 M = 1000 Roman Numerals(IMPORTANT)
Military Time (24-hour time) • 0001 = 12:01 am • 0100 = 1 am • 0530 = 5:30 am • 1200 = noon • 1400 = 2 pm • 2000 = 8 pm • 2400 = 12 pm • etc
Practice • How many kg = 40 lbs? • Approximately how many kg does a 225 pound patient weigh? 18 kg 102 kg
How many ounces is 100 grams? • How many inches is 5.1 cm? 3.6 oz 2.0 inches
When measuring 15ml of cough syrup what kitchen utensil is best to use? • How many ml are in a teaspoon? Tablespoon 5
How many cc’s are in 1.9 oz? • How many kg is 40 – 60 oz? • 6cm is equal to how many mm? 57 cc 1.1 – 1.7 kg 60 mm
A patient is to receive 1 mg of a medication per dose. If a solution has 8 mg of the medication in 40 ml of solution, how much solution should the resident receive? 5 ml
2 yards is equal to how many meters? • If you need to drink one liter of fluid and you only had a 250 cc container, how many containers would you have to drink? 2 4