DOSAGE CALCULATION CONVERSIONS

1 liter (L) - 1000 milliliters (ml)

1 ounce (oz) - 30 milliliters (ml)
1 ounce (oz) - 2 tablespoons (tbsp)
1 milliliter (ml) - 1 cubic centimeter (cc)
1 gram (g) - 1000 milligrams (mg)
1 pint - 500 milligrams (mg)
1 milligram (mg) -1000 micrograms (mcg)
1 kilogram (kg) - 1000 grams (g)
1 kilogram (kg) - 2.2 pounds (lb)
1 inch (in) (") - 2.5 centimeters (cm)
8 ounces (oz) - 1 cup (c)
8 ounces (oz) - 240 milliliters (ml)
grains (gr) X - 650 milligrams (mg)
240 milliliters (ml) - 1 cup (c)
1 coffee cup - 6 ounces
1 cup - 8 ounces
1 quart - 1 liter
1 quart - 2 pints
1 centimeter - 10 millimeters
1 glass - 12 ounces
Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit multiply by 1.8 then add 32
Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius subtract 32 then divide by 1.8
DRUG DOSE CALCULATION USING MEASUREMENTS /
CONVERSIONS

Example 1. Doctor orders 5 mg of morphine to be administered

intravenously to a patient
with substernal chest pain. You have 1 ml vial that contains 10mg of
morphine (10 mg/ml).
How many milliliters are you going to have to draw up into a syringe
and push IV into your patient’s IV line port?

What are given?

Desired Dose – 5 mg of morphine IV
Concentration – 10 mg
Volume on Hand – 1 ml
What is asked? Dosage to be given to the patient, in ml
DRUG DOSE CALCULATION USING MEASUREMENTS /
CONVERSIONS
Formula:
Desired Dose x Volume on Hand = Amount to be given
Concentration

5mg x 1ml = amount to be given

10mg

5mg x 1ml = amount to be given

10mg

5ml = amount to be given

10

5ml = amount to be given

10

.5ml = = amount to be given