Ch. 06 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 6. switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio
  2. 8. dissolved mineral salts in a fluid
  3. 9. a measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units: meter, gram, and liter
  4. 12. the portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product
  5. 13. a zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value
  6. 15. A comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
  7. 17. the ratio of the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature at sea level
  8. 19. the last recommended date for administration provided by a compounding facility
  9. 21. the full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes, and diluent solution
  10. 22. a system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units of measure include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup
Down
  1. 1. method of calculating the proportions of two different substances to be combined in a new product to create a different concentration of the active ingredient
  2. 2. two ratios that have the same value; for example, ½ and 4/8
  3. 3. the amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstitution; equal to the difference between the total volume (tv) and the volume of the diluting ingredient, or the diluent volume (dv)
  4. 4. the ability to maintain a drug’s potency and integrity in its compounded form
  5. 5. A comparison of numeric values
  6. 7. (similar to international time) a measure of time based on a 24-hour clock in which midnight is 0000, noon is 1200, and the minute before midnight is 2359; also referred to as 24-hour time
  7. 10. (verb) the action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients (noun) the resulting prepared product, which can be sterile or nonsterile
  8. 11. a small dry-weight unit of measurement in the apothecary system (e.g., 5 grains [5 gr] of aspirin are the equivalent to approximately 325 mg)
  9. 12. A mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters
  10. 14. (also known as the British Imperial System) a system of measurements used historically across the British Empire with inches, feet, yards, furlongs, and miles, as well as fathoms and nautical miles, fluid ounces, drams, pints, quarts, and gallons; grains, pounds, stones, and tons
  11. 16. the volume that a diluent takes up in a solution
  12. 18. a number that represents a chemical element’s capacity to combine with others to form a molecule of a stable new compound, based on the number and activity of the exterior electrons
  13. 20. an abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in Water, a common IV solution