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Rochester, New York

METRIC SYSTEM

PREFIX   SYMBOL   MULTIPLE             PREFIX  SYMBOL  MULTIPLE

mega-         M    x 1,000,000               deci-     d      x 1/10
kilo-         k    x 1,000                   centi-    c      x 1/100
hecto         h    x 100                     milli-    m      x 1/1,000
deka-         da   x 10                      micro-    u      x 1/1,000,000

BASIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS            METRIC UNITS OF LENGTH

Linear......meter                         1 LIGHT YEAR = 9.46 X 10 KILOMETERS
Volume......liter                         1 KILOMETER (km) = 1,000 METERS
Weight......gram                          1 METER (m) = 100 CENTIMETERS
International units..IU or U              1 METER (m) = 1,000 MILLIMETERS 
               based on #/ml.             1 MICRON    = 1,000 MILLIMICRONS
Whole Blood..1 unit = 500 mls.            1 MILLIMICRON = 10 ANGSTROMS (A)

Milliequivalents...mEq (Elect. charge) one thousandths of an equivalent: An
equivalent is the amount of a substance (mg or mM) that can enter into a
reaction with one mole of hydrogen ions, or replace one mole of H+ in the
reaction (gram molecular weight/valence).

METRIC UNITS OF WEIGHT                      METRIC UNITS OF VOLUME

1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms            1 megaliter  = 1,000 kiloliters
1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams             1 kiloliter  = 1,000 liter
1 gram (gm) = 1,000 milligrams            1 liter (l.) = 1,000 milliliters
1 milligram (mg)= 1,000 micrograms        1 milliliter = 1,000 microliters

GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNITS

1 gram of water = 1 milliliter = 1 cubic centimeter at 25°C 

CONVERSION TABLE FOR COMMON U.S. AND METRIC MEASUREMENTS

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 liquid ounce = 29.58 (30) milliliters = 1 Fluid oz 
1 meter = 1.0936 yards
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 liter = 1.0567 quarts
1 cubic meter = 1.3080 cubic yards
1 hectare = 2.4711 acres
10,000 meters = 1 hectare
1.609 kilometer = 1 mile
1 lb. = 454 gram
1 grain (gr) = 65 mg  (60 mg for Ntg and narcotics)
1 tablespoon = 15 ml = 1/2 fluid ounce
1 teaspoon = 5 ml 
1 pint = 473 ml
1 quart = 946 ml

TEMPERATURE                            PRESSURE

C = 5/9 (F - 32)                       1 mm Hg = 1 Torr.
F° = C° 9/5 + 32                       1 Atmosphere = 760 mm Hg.
98.6°F = 37°C = 310°K                  1 Atmosphere = 14.696 lbs/sq in
32°F = 0°C = 273°K                     1 mm Hg = 13.6 mm H20 = 1.36 cm H20


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