Chapter 10 Math 301
91. A patient needs 600,000 units of a medi-
cation. The medicine bottle states that
there are 400,000 units per ml. Identify the
proper dosage in milliliters to be given to
the patient.
Data Analysis
Answer the following data analysis questions
using what you have learned in this chapter.
92. Grace, a patient at Eastridge Hospital, has
been running a fever for the past eight
hours. Construct a line graph showing
Grace’s temperature at each hour. Then,
look at the resulting graph and explain
why this representation of the data might
be helpful to a healthcare professional.
0600–102°F
0700–102°F
0800–101.6°F
0900–101°F
1000–100.6°F
1100–100°F
1200–99.2°F
1300–99°F
93. Construct a bar graph using the following
patient data from Eastridge Hospital.
2 patients have a temperature of 103°F
5 patients have a temperature of 99.8°F
7 patients have a temperature of 101.6°F
12 patients have a temperature of 98.6°F
Measurement in Healthcare
Answer the following questions about metric
units, metric prefi xes, and measurements using the
metric system.
94. A gram measures _____.
95. A liter measures _____.
96. A meter measures _____.
97. One kilogram is equal to _____ grams.
98. One milliliter is equal to _____ liters.
99. One hectometer is equal to _____ meters.
100. One decagram is equal to _____ grams.
101. One microliter is equal to _____ liters.
Converting Measurements
Answer the following questions without using a
calculator.
102. On Stan’s hospital chart, the doctor
notes that Stan must consume 2 liters
of fl uid per day. How many milliliters
should Stan drink each day?
103. Convert the following measurements to
liters.
A. 769 kiloliters
B. 77.2 deciliters
C. 24 hectoliters
D. 2,456 milliliters
104. The majority of adults have 5,000 to
6,000 ml of blood in their bodies. Con-
vert this quantity to quarts.
105. Convert 68°F to Celsius.
106. Convert 100°C to Fahrenheit.
107. Convert 84°F to Celsius.
108. Convert 120 pounds to grams.
109. Convert 85 pounds to grams.
The 24-Hour Clock
Convert the following 12-hour clock times to mili-
tary time.
110. 2:30 p.m.
111. 11:30 p.m.
112. 4:15 p.m.
113. 3:30 p.m.
114. 10:00 a.m.
115. 1:45 a.m.
Convert the following military times to 12-hour
clock time.
116. 0155
117. 1137
118. 0320
119. 1305
120. 1700
121. 2212