Chapter 1. Units, Conversion Factors and Related Medical Abbreviations

  1. Margaret C. Moore MA, VN, Cert Ed, FETC. MIScT,
  2. Norman G. Palmer

Published Online: 25 FEB 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470690444.ch1

Book Title

Calculations for Veterinary Nurses

Calculations for Veterinary Nurses

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How to Cite

Moore, M. C. and Palmer, N. G. (2008) Units, Conversion Factors and Related Medical Abbreviations, in Calculations for Veterinary Nurses, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470690444.ch1

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 25 FEB 2008
  2. Published Print: 8 JAN 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632054985

Online ISBN: 9780470690444

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Keywords:

  • medical abbreviations;
  • metric system;
  • converting units;
  • veterinary profession;
  • temperature conversion

Summary

The prelims comprise:

  • Weight

  • Length

  • Volume

  • Abbreviations and prefixes

  • Converting units within the metric system

  • Converting ‘old’ imperial units to metric values

  • ‘Household’or‘domestic’ measurement system

  • Temperature conversions

  • To convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius

  • To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit

  • Related medical abbreviations

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