math for healthcare exam 1

amounts over 1 mL round to the ____ place

tenths

amounts less than 1 mL round to the _____ place

hundredths

if not mL, round to the ______ place

hundredths

round temperatures to the ______ place.

tenths

meters

m

milli

m

kilogram

kg

centimeters

cm

liters

L

milligram

mg

ounce

oz

inch

in

teaspoon

tsp

gram

g

microgram

mcg

milliliter

mL

millimeter

mm

tablespoon

T

cup

c

pint

pt

1 L

1000 mL

1 g

1000 mg

1 mg

1000 mcg

1 kg

2.2 lb (1000 g)

500 mL

1 pt

1 in

2.54 cm

1 qt

32 oz

1 cm

10 mm

1 oz

30 mL

15 mL

1 T

1 c

8 oz

ss

½ t

1 coffee cup

6 oz

1 regular cup

8 oz

1 pt

2 c

4 qt

1 gal

1 qt

2 pt

1 L

1 qt

5 mL

1 tsp

60 gtt

1 tsp

1 c

240 mL

cap

capsule

ODT

oral dissolving tablet

tab

tablet

supp

suppository

ung

ointment

CD

controlled dose

CR

controlled release

DR

delayed release

DS

double strength

EC

enteric coated

ES

extra strength

LA

long acting

SR

slow release

XL

extra-long acting

XR

extended-release

aq

aqueous

elix

elixir

emul

emulsion

fld

fluid

sol

solution

susp

suspension

bucc

buccal

GT

gastrostomy tube

NGT

nasogastric tube

NG

nasogastric tube

NPO

nothing by mouth

PO

by mouth

subl

sublingual

top

topical

ID

intradermal

IM

intramuscular

IV

intravenous

IVPB

intravenous piggyback

IVP

Intravenous push

KVO

keep vein open

NS

normal saline

PN

parenteral nutrition

subcut

subcutaneous

TKO

to keep open

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

a

before

ac

before meals

p

after

pc

after meals

c

with

s

without

ad lib

as desired

bid

twice a day

tid

three times a day

qid

four times a day

q

every

qh

every hour

qhs

every night at bedtime

hs

bedtime

prn

as needed

mEq

milliequivalent

ADE

adverse drug event

BSA

Body surface area

ISMP

Institute for Safe Medication Practices