Medical Math-HOSA

Intramuscular

IM; into the muscle

Subcutaneous

SC; into the subutaneous tissue

Intravenous

IV; into the vein

Intracardiac

IC; into cardiac muscle

Intradermal

ID; beneath the skin

PO

by mouth

SR

sustained release

XL

extended release

SL

sublingual

q4h, q6h

every four hours

every six hours

qd

once a day

bid

twice a day

tid

three times a day

qid

four times a day

generic name

scientific name

trade name

manufacturer name

1lb to ounces

16oz

1 pint to cups

2 cups

1 quart to pints

2 pints

1 gallon to quarts

4 quarts

1 quart to ounces

32oz

1 pint to ounces

16oz

1 ounce to drams

8 drams

1 dram to minims

60 minims

1 cup to ounces

8oz

1 teacup to ounces

6oz

1 ounce to tablespoons(T)

2T

1 teaspoon (t) to drops (gtt)

60gtt

1 cubic centimeter (cc or cm3) to mL

1 mL

1 kg to grams

1000g

1 grain to milligrams

60mg

1 gram to grains

15 grains

1kg to pounds

2.2lb

1lb to kg

.45kg

1cm to inches

0.40inch

1inch to centimeters

2.5cm

1 minim to drops

1gtt

1mL to minims

15 or 16 minims

1 dram to teaspoon

1 teaspoon

1 dram to mL

4 or 5 mL

1 teaspoon to minims

60 minims

1/2 ounce to mL

15mL

1 tablespoon to mL

15mL

16 ounces to mL

500mL

16 ounces to points

1pt

1 meter to centimeters

100 centimeters

1 centimeter to millimeters

10 millimeters

Celsius to Fahrenheit

C=(F-32) 5/9

Fahrenheit to Celsius

F=(C)9/5+32

1kg to lb

2.2lb

1lb to ounces

16 ounces

1 yard to meters

0.914meters

1 foot to meters

0.3048meters

1 inch to centimeters

2.54cm

1 meter to feet

3.281ft

1mL to drops

15gtt

5 mL to teaspoon

1 teaspoon

1/ 3 tablesppon

15mL

1 pint to mL

500mL

1 cup to mL

240mL

1 ounce to mL

30 mL

1 mL to minims

15 minims