2. Measurement and Problem Solving
Conversion Factors (Simplified)
2. Measurement and Problem Solving
Conversion Factors (Simplified)
Practice this topic
- Open Question
A patient has approximately 83 mL of blood pumping by their heart at each beat. By assuming they have a pulse of 75 beats per minute it is calculated that the patient pumps 8.964 x 106 mL in one day. Identify the given amount and all conversion factors.
- Multiple Choice
For 7 hours, an intravenous bag delivers medication to a patient at a rate of 2.75 drops a second with a mass of 42 mg per drop. Identify the given amount and all conversion factors.
- Open Question
The dispensing of prescription drugs are usually prescribed in units of mg per kg of body weight. A new prescription drug has a recommended dosage of 11 mg/kg. A 75 lb child requires three tablets each weighing 125 mg for their recommended dosage. Identify the given amount and all conversion factors.
- Open QuestionWhy can two conversion factors be written for an equality such as 1 m = 100 cm?
- Open QuestionWrite the equality and two conversion factors for each of the following pairs of units:b. nanograms and grams