Calculating Drug Dosages

Calculating Drug Dosages: A Patient-Safe Approach to
Nursing and Math 2nd Edition TEST BANK by Castillo



If an animal _____ or is ___________ by a miscalculated drug dose, the veterinarian
and veterinary nurse who miscalculated the dose would potentially be legally liable
for the animals death - ANSWER:dies, injured

Always _________ __________ drug dosages! - ANSWER:double check

What is the basic unit of mass of the metric system? - ANSWER:gram (milligrams,
kilograms)

Apothecary system: mass is measured in ______ and volumes in _______ _________
- ANSWER:grains, fluid ounces

Household system is based on: - ANSWER:common household units of measurement
(tablespoon, pint, gallon, pound)

Metric systems uses units of: - ANSWER:10, 100, 1000, 1/10 with different prefixes

1 microgram (mcg) = ______ g - ANSWER:0.000001 g

1 microgram (mcg) = _______ mg - ANSWER:0.001 mg

1 gram = ______ mg - ANSWER:1,000 mg

1 gram = _______ ug - ANSWER:1,000,000 ug

1 kg = ________ g - ANSWER:1,000 g

Volume base unit: - ANSWER:liter (microliters, milliliters, kiloliter)

1 milliliter = ________ L - ANSWER:0.001 L

1 liter = ______ mL - ANSWER:1,000 mL

1 mL = _______ ug - ANSWER:1,000 uL

1 uL = _____ mL - ANSWER:0.001 mL

Length basic unit: - ANSWER:meter (millimeters, kilometers)

, 1 kg = ___ lbs - ANSWER:2.2 lbs

1 kg = ____ g - ANSWER:1000 g

1 kg = ___ mg - ANSWER:1,000,000 mg

1 g = ____ mg - ANSWER:1000 mg

1 g = ___ kg - ANSWER:0.001 kg

1 mg = ___ g - ANSWER:0.001 g

1 mg = ___ micrograms - ANSWER:1,000 ug or mcg

1 lb = ___ kg - ANSWER:0.454 kg

1 lb = ___ oz - ANSWER:16 oz

1 grain (gr) = ___ mg (household system) - ANSWER:64.8 mg

1 gr = ___ mg (apothecary) - ANSWER:60 mg

1 L = ___ mL - ANSWER:1000 mL

1 L = ___ deciliters (dL) - ANSWER:10 dL

1 mL = ___ cc - ANSWER:1 cc

1 mL = ___ microliters - ANSWER:1000 ul or mcL

1 tbsp = ___ tsp - ANSWER:3 tsp

1 tbsp = ___ mL - ANSWER:15 mL

1 tsp = ___ mL - ANSWER:5 mL

1 gal = ___ L - ANSWER:3.786 L

1 gal = ___ qt - ANSWER:4 qt

1 gal = ___ pt - ANSWER:8 pt

1 pt = ___ cups - ANSWER:2 c

1 pt = ___ fl oz - ANSWER:16 fl oz

1 pt = ___ mL - ANSWER:473 mL