Insulin syringe unit conversion: difference between revisions
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| 1 | {{Infobox tool | 1 | {{Infobox tool |
| 2 | | name = Insulin syringe unit conversion | 2 | | name = Insulin syringe unit conversion |
| + | 3 | | image = syringe.svg | |
| + | 4 | | caption = A "unit" is a volume, defined by the syringe, not a quantity of drug. | |
| 3 | | Inputs = Units, millilitres or mass; concentration; syringe scale | 5 | | Inputs = Units, millilitres or mass; concentration; syringe scale |
| 4 | | Outputs = The other two quantities | 6 | | Outputs = The other two quantities |
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| 19 | Enter any one of units, volume or mass together with the solution concentration, and the tool reports the other two on the selected scale. | 21 | Enter any one of units, volume or mass together with the solution concentration, and the tool reports the other two on the selected scale. |
| 20 | 22 | ||
| + | 23 | == Scale comparison == | |
| + | 24 | |+ The same barrel reading on three scales | |
| + | 25 | | Reading | U-100 volume | U-50 volume | U-40 volume | | |
| + | 26 | |---|---|---|---| | |
| + | 27 | | 5 units | 0.05 mL | 0.05 mL | 0.125 mL | | |
| + | 28 | | 10 units | 0.10 mL | 0.10 mL | 0.25 mL | | |
| + | 29 | | 20 units | 0.20 mL | 0.20 mL | 0.50 mL | | |
| + | 30 | | 40 units | 0.40 mL | 0.40 mL | 1.00 mL | | |
| + | 31 | | 50 units | 0.50 mL | 0.50 mL (full) | — | | |
| + | 32 | | 100 units | 1.00 mL | — | — | | |
| + | 33 | ||
| + | 34 | The U-100 and U-50 columns are identical because both use a 0.01 mL graduation; they differ in barrel capacity and therefore in the physical spacing of the marks, which is the point of the U-50 syringe. The U-40 column is the hazardous one: an identical reading corresponds to two and a half times the volume. | |
| + | 35 | ||
| 21 | == References == | 36 | == References == |
| 22 | {{reflist}} | 37 | {{reflist}} |
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| 28 | [[Category:Unit conversion]] | 43 | [[Category:Unit conversion]] |
| 29 | [[Category:Injection technique]] | 44 | [[Category:Injection technique]] |
| + | 45 | [[Category:Dosing and titration]] | |
| 30 | 46 |