HOSA Medical Math, HOSA Medical Math

body surface area

Fahrenheit to Celsius

Celsius to Fahrenheit

desired dose

standard deviation

drops to milliliters

0.0667

What is standard deviation?

the square root of the variance

what is variance?

The average of the squared differences from the mean.

how do you find the variance?

find the mean. square all the variables and divide by the total amount of variables. subtract mean squared. square root the total.

1 meter

100 centimeters

100 centimeters

1000 millimeters

1000 millimeters

1 meter

10 millimeters

1 centimeter

1 gram

1000 milligrams

1000 cubic millimeters

1 cubic centimeter

1000 cubic centimeters

1 cubic decimeter

1000 cubic decimeters

1 cubic meter

1 liter

1000 milliliters

10 centiliters

1 deciliter

10 deciliters

1 liter

1 kilogram

2.2 pounds

1 pound

16 ounces

Equation for Fahrenheit to Celsius

C = (F-32) 5/9

Equation for Celsius to Fahrenheit

F = (C)9/5 +32

1 liter

1 quart / 32 ounces / 2 pints

500 milliliters

1 pint / 16 ounces / 2 cups

240 milliliters

1 cup / 8 ounces

30 milliliters

1 ounce

15 milliliters

1 tablespoon/ 3 teaspoons

5 milliliters

1 teaspoon

0.0667 milliliters

1 drop

1 meter

39.372 inches / 3.281 feet

0.914 meters

3 feet / 1 yard

0.3048 meters

12 inches / 1 foot

2.54 centimeters

1 inch

millimeter

mm

meter

m

inch

in

gram

g

microgram

mcg

kg

lb

degrees Fahrenheit

F

Unit

unit

pint

pt

gallon

gal

centimeter

cm

foot/feet

ft

milligram

mg

milliliter

ml or milliliter

liter

L

ounce

oz

degrees Celsius (Centigrade)

C

quart

qt

tablespoon

tbsp or T

teaspoon

tsp or t

drop or drops

gtt or gtts

Clark's Rule for Child's Dosing

(weight in lbs/150) x adult dose

or

(weight in kg/68) x adult dose

frieds rule for infant dose

(age in months/150) x adult dose

Young's Rule for Child's Dosing

age in years/ (age in years + 12) x adult dose= childs dose

ratio for strength of solutions

amount of drug/ amount of solution

Percent of Strength by Volume

(volume of solute/volume of solution) x 100

percent strength by weight (mass)

mass of solute/volume of solution x 100

amount of solute/amount of first solution

Amount of Solute / Amount of Second Solution