Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs: Small and Large Animal (Handbook of Veterinary Drugs (Saunders))

825 Pages·2010·13.74 MB·English

Saunders Handbook of Veterinary
Drugs
Small and Large Animal
Third Edition
Mark G. Papich, DVM, MS, DACVCP
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Saunders
Conversion Information
Weights and Measures
Pre�xes for Fractions
deci = 10−1
centi = 10−2
milli = 10−3
micro = 10−6
nano = 10−9
pico = 10−12
Temperature Measures
°C = 5/9 × (°F – 32)
°F = 9/5 × (°C) + 32
Percentage Equivalents
0.1% solution contains: 1 mg per mL
1% solution contains: 10 mg per mL
10% solution contains: 100 mg per mL
Milliequivalent Conversions:
1 mEq Na = 23 mg Na = 58.5 mg NaCl
1 g Na = 2.54 g NaCl = 43 mEq Na
1 g NaCl = 0.39 g Na = 17 mEq Na
1 mEq K = 39 mg K = 74.5 mg KCl
1 g K = 1.91 g KCl = 26 mEq K
1 g KCl = 0.52 g K = 13 mEq K
1 mEq Ca = 20 mg Ca
1 g Ca = 50 mEq Ca
1 mEq Mg = 0.12 g MgSO • 7H 0
4 2
1 g Mg = 10.2 g MgSO • 7H 0 = 82 mEq Mg
4 2
10 mmol P = 0.31 g P = 0.95 g PO
i i 4
1 g P = 3.06 g PO = 32 mmol P
i 4 i
Metric Conversions
Volume Measurements:
Teaspoonful = 5 mL
Tablespoonful = 15 mL
Fluid ounce = 30 mL
Pint = 473 mL
Quart = 946 mL
Linear Measurements:
1 mm = 0.04 in
1 in = 25.4 mm = 2.54 cm
1 m = 39.4 in
1 in = 0.025 m
Weight Measurements:
1 mg = 0.017 grain
1 grain = 65 mg
1 g = 0.035 oz
1 oz = 28.3 g
1 kg = 2.2 lb
1 lb = 0.45 kg
Weights and Equivalents: Metric System
Weight:
kilogram = kg = 1000 grams
gram = g = 1 gram
milligram = mg = 0.001 gram
microgram = mcg = 0.001 milligram
Volume:
liter = L = 1 L
milliliter = mL = 0.001 L
Avoirdupois Weight:
1 ounce (oz) = 437.5 grains
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces = 7000 grains
Metric and Apothecary Equivalents
Exact Weight Equivalents:
Metric Apothecary
1 mg 1/64.8 grain
64.8 mg 1 grain
324 mg 5 grains
1 g 15.432 grains
31.103 g 1 ounce (480 grains)
Exact Volume Equivalents:
Metric Apothecary
1.00 mL 16.23 minims
3.69 mL 1 �uidram (60 minims)
29.57 mL 1 �uid ounce (480 minims)
473.16 mL 1 pint (7,680 minims)
946.33 mL 1 quart (15,360 minims)
Conversion of Body Weight
Kilograms to Pounds and to Body Surface Area in Square Meters
Front Matter
Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs
Small and Large Animal
THIRD EDITION
MARK G. PAPICH, DVM, MS, DACVCP
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Copyright
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St. Louis, Missouri 63043
SAUNDERS HANDBOOK OF VETERINARY DRUGS: SMALL AND LARGE
ANIMAL, THIRD EDITION
ISBN: 978-1-4377-0152-4
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