24 Part introduction to Pharmacologic Principles 9. One teaspoon of a medication

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24 Part introduction to Pharmacologic Principles 9. One teaspoon of a medication is equivalent to how many millilit A. 1 mL B. 5 mL C. 15 ml D. 30 mL sand mililiters is equal to how many ounces? A. 8 B. 16 C. 24 D. 32 Matching COLUMN B Match the definition or abbreviation in Column A with the correct term in Col COLUMNA A. tid B. D5W C. RL D. stat E. EC F. SR G. gtt H. ER I. KVO J. bid K. IM L. cm M. lb N. ac O. rnEq P, D/C Q. mcg R. Oz S. NS T. pc U. PRN V. OU W. hs X, NPO 1. Before meals 2. Twice a day 3. Centimeter 4, Discontinue 5, Dextrose 5% in water 6. Extended release 7. Intramuscular 8. Drop 9. Keep vein open 10. Pound 11. Milliequivalent 12. Microgram 13. Both eyes 14. Nothing by mouth 15. Normal saline (sodium chloride, 0.9%) 16. Enteric coasted 17. Ounce 18. After meals 19. Bedtime 20. Whenever necessary 21. Ringer's lactate 22. Sustained release 23. Immediately 24. Three times daily © 2019 Cengage

Explanation / Answer

9) ANSWER: B. 5ml

EXPLANATION:

One teaspoon of medication is equivalent to 5ml

A standard teaspoon dose equal to 5ml. Teaspoon is not very precise measurement. It is approx. 5ml.

1 teaspoon is equivalent to 5 cc, also called as 5 ml. Sometimes the cap of the medicine bottle also equal to 5ml.

10) ANSWER IS: d.32

EXPLANATION:

Fluid ounce is an imperial and US customary volume unit. There are

- 8 fl. ounces in one cup
- 16 fl. oz in a pint
- 32 fl. oz in a quart

1 milliliter is 1/1000 of a liter.

4 cups or 1 quart   32 fl. oz.   in 1000 ml or we can say, 1 liter.

Matching :

1. Before meals : N. ac

It is an abbreviation on a prescription for before meals; Latin called "ante cibum".

2. Twice a day : J. bid

In prescription, b.i.d. means twice (means two times) a day.

3. Centimeter : L. cm

4. Discontinue : P.   D/C

5. Dextrose 5% in water : B.   D5W

6. Extended release : H.   ER

7. Intramuscular : K.   IM

8. Drop : G. gtt.

It is an abbreviation of drops ; Latin "guttae" called drops.

9. Keep vein open : I. KVO

Keep vein open is a medical acronym for an intravenous drip which is flowing to keep the IV open for future use

10. Pound : M. lb

lb. is an abbreviation for pound which is a a measure of weight. Latin called libra

11. Milliequivalent : O. mEq

12. Microgram : Q. mcg

13. Both eyes : V. OU

Your eyeglass prescription labeled as "OU." which is abbreviation for the Latin term oculus uterque, means both eyes.

14. Nothing by mouth : NPO

Nothing by mouth is a medical instruction means withhold food and fluids. Also called as NPO.

15. Normal saline : S.   NS

16. Enteric coasted : E.   EC

17. Ounce : oz

18. After meals: pc

19. Bedtime : hs

20. Whenever necessary : p.r.n

21. Ringers lactate : RL

22. Sustained release : SR

23. Immediately : STAT

24. Three times daily: tid

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