Dosage Calculations and Safe Medication Practices | Michigan State University

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ANES 621 | Concepts in Clinical Anesthesiology I (Interim New)
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Chapter 52 Dosage Calculations Question Ensure safe dosage calculations milli represents Metric and traditional kilo represents 1,000 milliliters. Amount of space occupied by the medicine. micro represents "Do you have trouble swallowing?" Five rights to drug administration basic unit to measure volume in the metric system 26 mcg/m2 of a medication for a child whose BSA is 0.46 m2 measurement equivalent within the apothecary system 3-ml syringe is calibrated in metric equivalent to 0.001 liter apothecary equivalent to 30 mL basic unit used to measure weight in the metric system equivalent measure between the metric system and apothecary system metric equivalent of 0.001 gram 1 fluid ounce equals 60 drops = 1 teaspoon metric equivalent of 1000 mL 1 fluid ounce equals metric equivalent of 1 g 1 cup equals 1 centimeter the basic metric unit has been divided by 1 million. 3 places to the right abbreviation for drop 1 tsp tbsp Body surface area (BSA) is stated in term for two fractions that are equal to each other every time you perform a dosage calculation Answer Check your calculation ÷ 1,000 Not a measurement systems used in pharmacology x 1,000 equals one liter volume of a drug ÷ 1,000,000 question important prior to giving an oral medication Right drug, patient, dose, route Liter 12mcg 1 fl. oz.. = 8 fl. dr. tenths 1 milliliter (mL) 1 fluid ounce Gram 30 mL = 1 fl. oz. 1 milligram apothecary equivalent of 8 fl. d equivalent within the household system 1 liter. 30 ml's in metric system 1000 mg household measurement system, 8 oz. When a meter is divided by 100 called a micro to convert from kilograms to grams, gtt equivalent measure for 5 mL abbreviation for tablespoon square meters Proportions to make sure dosage is reasonable