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| Thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency |
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| small tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel |
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| UNIT OF WEIGHT IN THE METRIC SYSTEM; WEIGHT OF ONE CUBIC CENTIMETER OF WATER AT 4degrees CENTIGRADE |
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| diameter of a slender object such as a wire or hypodermic needle |
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| hermatically sealed, small bulbous glass vessel that holds a solution for hypodermic injection |
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| UNIT OF LINEAR MEASUREMENT IN THE METRIC SYSTEM |
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| rib or rim for attachment to another object |
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| set of graduations to indicate value |
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| space within a vessel, intestine, or other tubular object |
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| UNIT OF FLUID MEASUREMENT IN THE METRIC SYSTEM; VOLUME OCCUPIED BY ONE KILOGRAM OF WATER AT 4degree CENTIGRADE |
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| slant or incline that one surface makes with another when not at right angles |
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| (metric system) T OR F; invented by the US in the late 18th century |
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| F; invented by the FRENCH in the late 18th century |
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| (metric system) T or F; based on the decimal system; uses units and multiples of ten |
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| (metric system) T or F; Uses abbreviations and Arabic numbers for written measurements of medication |
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| (metric system) T or F; one thousand milliliters is written 1000 ml or 1000 cc |
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| (metric system) T or F; basic unit of weight is the grain |
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| False; basic unit of weight is GRAM |
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| (metric system)T or F; basic units of measurement include meter, liter, and gram |
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| (metric system)T or F; basic unit of fluid measure is the minim |
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| 1 GRAM = _____ MILLIGRAMS |
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| 1 KILOGRAM = ________ POUNDS |
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| 1 LITER = ______ MILLILITERS |
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| 1 LITER = _____ CUBIC CENTIMETERS (cc) or milliliters (ml) |
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| 1 fluid ounce = 8 fluid drams = ____ cc |
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| 1 fluid dram = 60 minims = 1 fluid gram = .125 fluid oz = _____cc |
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| 1 meter = ____ centimeters |
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| 1 inch = _____ centimeters |
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| 1 micron = ____ mililiters |
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| advantages of the metric system |
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| 1. standard units of wt and measurement vary simple relation to the fundamental unit, the meter. 2. the prefixes deci, centi, etc... have numeric significance and have other applications in our language |
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| C or F water freezes at 0 |
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| C or F; water freezes at 32 |
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| C or F; water boils at 100 |
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| C or F; water boils at 212 |
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| cylinder part of syringe that holds solution content |
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| small glass bottle containing medication |
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| 1. injection of meds or local anesthetics 2. aspirate fluids 3. irrigate a wound |
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| USED MAINLY BY PHARMACISTS. |
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| WHAT IS THE BASIC UNIT OF WT IN THE APOTHECARY'S SYSTEM |
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| 1 GRAIN; 1 GRAIN = 1 UNIT |
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| (capacity) 60 minims = ___fluid dram |
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| (capacity) 8 fl drams =___ fl oz |
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| (capacity) 2 pints = __ qt |
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| capacity 4 qts ___ gallon |
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| (irrigating bulb syringes); bulb with barrel (2 pc) |
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| (irrigating bulb); bulb without barrel (1 pc) |
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| 1 pc (used in c-section, and to irrigate small structures such as the ear) |
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| (type injecting/aspirating syringe tips); luer-loc tip |
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| tip securely locks over needle hub. Used whenever pressure is needed to exert for injection or aspiration |
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| (injecting/aspirating syringe tips); plain or slip tip |
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| tip slips into needle hub; may not give secure connection; used for some catheter adapters and rubber adapters for aspiration |
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| (parts of hypo needle); lumen |
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| hollow area of the canula |
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| used to inject fluids or withdraw fluids indicated by gauge; gauge range 12-30 gauge |
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| (hypo needle) T or F; the larger the needle, the smaller the gauge number; the smaller the needle, the larger the gauge number |
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| (hypo needles) T or F; 14-18 gauge needles may be used for aspiration of body fluids and transfusion of blood or blood components |
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| T or F; needles range in length from 1/2" to 2" |
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| T or F; extra long needles are used for intradermal or subcutaneous injections such as for injecting a local |
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| F: smaller/shorter needles |
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| T or F; longer needles of medium gauge are used for intravenous or intramuscular injections |
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| T or F; small, short needles may be used to enter a body cavity |
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| False: x-tra long needles |
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| T or F; spinal needles are medium length and have a stylet which fits through the cannula and slips into place |
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| F: spinal needles are 3 -4 1/2" |
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