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Unit Conversions

Medication questions often give an amount in one unit and ask for the same amount in another unit. Start by finding the unit you have, the unit your answer needs, and the conversion fact that connects them.

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Learning outcomes

What you will learn

  • understand that a conversion writes the same amount using a different unit
  • use g ↔ mg ↔ micrograms, L ↔ mL and hours ↔ minutes in both directions, and use a supplied kg ↔ lb factor only when a question or source explicitly requires it
  • choose whether to multiply or divide from the units in the question and reverse-check the arithmetic when useful
  • write medication values safely with a leading zero below 1 and no unnecessary trailing zero
  • recognise that mg and mL, medication units/IU/USP units, and household spoon measures are not interchangeable metric conversion families

Clinical connection

Why this matters

If the units do not match, the calculation can be wrong even when the arithmetic is right. Learning to read the units first makes later medication calculations easier and safer.

Lesson plan

How the lesson works

  1. 1

    Learn

    Short teaching slides explain one idea at a time with plain-language examples.

  2. 2

    Practise

    Answer calculation or scenario questions and receive immediate feedback.

  3. 3

    Finish

    Complete the lesson mastery check and save your progress on this browser.

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