ATN Blizzard Bag Wk 1/27/2014 - Plain Local School District

These prefixes may be used with any of the base units of weight (gram), volume (liter), or length (meter). The nurse most often uses the following list of metric measures (Box 6-1). Memorize all the entries in the list. BOX 6-1 COMMON METRIC MEASURES: Metric Measure of Weight: 1,000,000 micrograms (mcg)= 1gm. 1000 micrograms (mcg)= 1 mg ................
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