Deck 7: Measurement Systems and Their Equivalents

Question 1

In which measurement system is 12 ounces equal to 1 pound?

A) apothecary
B) metric
C) household
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Answer 1

apothecary

Question 2

Drugs in which measurement system may be derived from animal sources that could have different strengths of raw materials?

A) milliequivalents
B) units
C) apothecary
D) metric
E) a and c only

Answer 2

units

Question 3

Premature babies that are extremely small are often weighed in

A) kilograms
B) grams
C) milligrams
D) micrograms
E) none of the above

Answer 3

grams

Question 4

Common medical prefix(es) used for weight in the metric system is/are

A) kilo
B) milli
C) micro
D) all of the above
E) b and c only

Question 5

In the household system of measure, using a dropper that is not provided with a medication can be problematic because the

A) medication may be too viscous
B) aperture may be too large
C) patient might not know how to measure drops
D) size of the aperture may alter the size of the drops
E) all of the above

Question 6

The basic unit of volume in the metric system is the

A) grain
B) gram
C) liter
D) meter
E) minim

Question 7

The smallest unit of liquid volume in the apothecary system is the

A) grain
B) gram
C) liter
D) meter
E) minim

Question 8

The unit value of a cubic centimeter is the same as which metric measurement?

A) 1.0 of a unit
B) 0.10 of a unit
C) 0.01 of a unit
D) 0.001 of a unit
E) 0.0001 of a unit

Question 9

The majority of the world uses which measurement system?

A) apothecary
B) metric
C) household
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 10

The volume measurements studied in this chapter include

A) centimeter
B) liter
C) millimeter
D) all of the above
E) a and c only

Question 11

The unit value of a centimeter is _____ of a unit.

A) 1.0
B) 0.10
C) 0.01
D) 0.001
E) 0.0001

Question 12

Which of the following is not a unit of measure in the apothecary system?

A) dram
B) grain
C) gram
D) ounce
E) pound

Question 13

Which of the following measurements is most likely not used for the measurement of medications?

A) minim
B) dram
C) ounce
D) grain
E) gallon

Question 14

Consumers who measure medications at home most often use which system?

A) apothecary
B) metric
C) household
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 15

Common medications measured in units include

A) fat-soluble vitamins
B) heparin
C) insulin
D) all of the above
E) b and c only

Question 16

The metric system uses

A) Arabic numbers
B) decimals
C) fractions
D) all of the above
E) a and b only

Question 17

A 1-liter bag of IV solution would contain how many cubic centimeters of fluid?

A) 1 cc
B) 10 cc
C) 100 cc
D) 1000 cc
E) 10,000 cc

Question 18

Which of the following numbers correctly represents the decimal for a millimeter in relation to a meter?

A) 0.1
B) 0.01
C) 0.001
D) 0.0001
E) none of the above

Question 19

All measurement systems write the Arabic numbers first EXCEPT

A) milliequivalents
B) units
C) apothecary
D) metric
E) a and c only