CLASSWORK - Ch. 06 Pharmacy Measurement and Calculation

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  1. 1. Zero: A zero that is placed in the ones place in a number less than zero that is being represented by a decimal value.
  2. 5. Time: A measure of time based on a 24-hour clock in which midnight is 0000 and noon is 1200.
  3. 7. System: A measurement system based on subdivisions and multiples of 10; made up of three basic units: meter, gram, and liter.
  4. 8. Ratio: Switching the numerator with the denominator in a ratio.
  5. 11. Volume: The full amount of the final volume in a drug product with all ingredients, the solutes and diluent solution.
  6. 12. A comparison of equal ratios; the product of the means equals the product of the extremes.
  7. 13. Strength: The portion, or ratio, of the active strength ingredient to the whole drug product.
  8. 14. Volume: The amount of space occupied by a medication in a sterile vial, used for reconstitution.
  9. 16. An abbreviation for the solution Dextrose 5% in Water, a common IV solution.
  10. 19. System: A system of measurement based on the apothecary system; units include the ounce, pound, drop, teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup.
  11. 20. Gravity: The ratio of the weight of a substance compared to an equal volume of water when both are the same temperature at sea level.
  12. 22. Numeral System: A mathematical system in which numerical values are expressed in either capital or lowercase letters.
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  1. 2. System: A system of measurements used historically across the British Empire with inches, feet, yards, and miles.
  2. 3. use date: The last recommended date for administration provided by a compounding facility.
  3. 4. Solution: Dissolved mineral salts in a fluid.
  4. 6. A number that represents a chemical element's capacity to combine with others to form a molecule.
  5. 9. The action of hand-preparing a new pharmaceutical product by mixing, combining, or integrating ingredients.
  6. 10. A comparison of numeric values.
  7. 15. Ratios: Two ratios that have the same value; for example, one-half and two-fourths.
  8. 16. Volume: The volume that a diluent takes up in a solution.
  9. 17. The ability to maintain a drug's potency and integrity in its compounded form.
  10. 18. Alternate Method: Method of calculating the proportions of two different substances to be combined in a new product to create a different concentration.
  11. 21. A small dry-weight unit of measurement in the apothecary system.