kilo
1,000 k
hecto
100 h
deka
10 D
deci
1/10 or 0.1 d
centi
1/100 or 0.01 c
milli
1/1,000 or 0.001m
micro
1/1,000,000 or 0.000001 mcg
1 gallon
4 quarts
3.785 liters
1 quart
1 quart
0.946 liters
16 ounces
1 pint
473 ml
1 cup
1/2 pint
250 ml
1 tablespoon
16 ml
1 teaspoon
4-5 ml
predetermined amount of medication or fluid
unit
penicillin heparin insulin
specific quantity of medication needed
desired dose
weight per volume
concentration
amount of drug available in a solution
dosage on hand
available amount of solution containing a medication
volume on hand
chemotherapeutic agents for children are based on
body surface area