Units and measures are extensively used in the medical field for quantifying different kinds of chemicals and drugs for medical uses. Units and measures helps to assess the right amount of the drug, chemical, or physical property that is needed for a specific purpose. It also helps to determine the amount of chemical substances that are present in the body. There are many occasions where the values need to be converted into another scale for the purpose of calculation, evaluation etc.
Units
k kilo
d deci
c centi
m milli
ยต micro
< less than
> greater or more than
m meter
L liter
dl deciliter
gm gram
mg milligram
cells/mcl cells per microliter
gm/dl grams per deciliter
pg/cell picograms per cell
mol mole
mmol millimole
Osm Osmoles
mOsm milliosmoles
Eq Equivalents
mEq milliequivalent
IU International Unit
INR International Normalized Ratio
sec seconds (time)
Metric Conversions
Basic equivalents:
1 teaspoonful 5 ml
1 tablespoonful 15 ml
Solid:
1/4 grain 15 mg
1/2 grain 30 mg
1 grain 60 mg
1.5 grains 100 mg
5 grains 300 mg
10 grains 600 mg
1 g 1000 mg
1 mg 1000 mcg
5 g 5000 mg
0.5g 500 mg
0.05g 50 mg
5 mg 5000 mcg
0.5mg 500 mcg
0.05mg 50 mcg
1 g 15.43 grains
1 mL 16.23 minims
1 minim 0.06 mL
1 gr 64.8 milligrams
1 pt 473.2 mL
1 oz 28.35 g
1 lb 453.6 g
1 kg 2.2 pounds
1 qt 946.46 milliliters
0.1 mg 1/600 gr
0.12 mg 1/500 gr
0.15 mg 1/400 gr
0.2 mg 1/300 gr
0.3 mg 1/200 gr
0.4 mg 1/150 gr
0.5 mg 1/120 gr
0.6 mg 1/100 gr
0.8 mg 1/80 gr
1 mg 1/65 gr
Pounds/Kilograms Conversion
1 pound = 0.45359 kilograms
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
lb kg
1 0.45
5 2.27
10 4.54
15 6.80
20 9.07
25 1.34
30 13.61
35 15.88
40 18.14
45 20.41
50 22.68
55 24.95
60 27.22
65 29.48
70 31.75
70 31.75
75 34.02
80 36.29
85 38.56
90 40.82
95 43.09
100 45.36
105 47.63
110 49.90
115 52.16
120 54.43
125 56.70
130 58.91
140 63.50
145 65.77
150 68.04
155 70.31
160 72.58
165 74.84
170 77.11
175 79.38
180 81.65
185 83.92
190 86.18
195 88.45
200 90.72
135 61.24
Temperature Conversion:
Centigrade to Fahrenheit = (C x 9/5) + 32 = F
Fahrenheit to Centigrade = (F - 32) x 5/9 = C
C F
0 32.0
35.0 95.0
35.2 95.4
35.4 95.7
35.6 96.1
35.8 96.4
36.0 96.8
36.2 97.2
36.4 97.5
36.6 97.9
36.8 98.2
37.0 98.6
37.2 99.0
37.4 99.3
37.6 99.7
38.8 101.8
39.0 102.2
39.2 102.6
39.4 102.9
39.6 103.3
39.8 103.6
40.0 104.0
40.2 104.4
40.4 104.7
40.6 105.1
40.8 105.4
41.0 105.8
50.0 122.0
100.0 212.0
35.2 95.4
35.4 95.7
35.6 96.1
35.8 96.4
36.0 96.8
36.2 97.2
36.4 97.5
36.6 97.9
36.8 98.2
37.0 98.6
37.2 99.0
37.4 99.3
37.6 99.7
38.8 101.8
39.0 102.2
39.2 102.6
39.4 102.9
39.6 103.3
39.8 103.6
40.0 104.0
40.2 104.4
40.4 104.7
40.6 105.1
40.8 105.4
41.0 105.8
50.0 122.0
100.0 212.0
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