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37 Cards in this Set
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1 Teaspoon (tsp) |
5 mL |
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1 tablespoon (tbs) |
15 mL |
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1 cc |
1 mL |
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1 tablespoon (tbs) |
3 teaspoons (tsp) |
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1 oz |
2 tablespoons |
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1 pint (pt) |
2 cups |
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1 quart (qt) |
4 cups |
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1 quart (qt) |
2 pint (pt) |
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1 kg (1,000 grams) |
2.2 pounds (lb) |
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1 oz |
30 mL |
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1 cup |
240 mL |
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1 pint |
500 mL |
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1 qt |
1,000 mL |
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1 gal |
4 quarts |
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1 gal |
16 cups |
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1 milliequivalent (mEq) |
1 thousandth of an ion |
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1 milliunit |
1 thousandth of a unit |
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1 gal |
128 oz |
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1 quart |
32 oz |
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1 pint |
16 oz |
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1 cup |
8 oz |
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Approximate equivalents to remember... |
1 tsp = 5 mL
1 tablespoon = 3 tsp = 15 mL
1 oz= 2 tablespoon = 30 mL
1 qt = 32 oz = 1,000 mL
1 pint= 16 oz = 500 mL
1 cup = 8 oz=240 mL
1 kg = 2.2 lb
1 in = 2.5 cm |
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1 cm |
10 mm |
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1 lb |
16 oz |
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1 mL |
15 drops (gtt) |
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1 mg |
1/60 of a grain |
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1 Kilograms |
1,000 grams |
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1 milligram |
1,000 micrograms |
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1 gram |
1,000 milligrams |
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1 liter |
1,000 milliliters |
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1 meter |
100 centimeters |
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1 meter |
1,000 millimeters |
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Drop factor constants (gtt per mL) |
10 gtt/mL (60/10=6)
15 gtt/mL (60/15=4)
20 gtt/mL (60/20=3)
60 gtt/mL (60/60=1) |
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X gtt/min |
mL per 60 minutes divided by gtt factor (gtt per mL) |
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Macrodrops tubing ( 10, 15 or 20 gtt/mL) |
•Large drops •Unit : macro gtt per mL |
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Microdrops tubing (60 gtt/mL) |
•Small drops •Unit: micro gtt per mL |
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Total infusion time |
Total number of mL to infuse divided by mL per hour infusion rate |