mL

Abbreviation Basic Pharmacology

Milliliter, a metric unit of volume. Write mL; ISMP lists lowercase ml and cc as error-prone.

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Free practice questions that use mL

Basic Pharmacology, question 5Ordered: 375 mg of an oral suspension. On hand: 250 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should be measured?
General Patient Care, question 2A standing order reads: epinephrine 1 mg/mL, 0.01 mg/kg IM, maximum single dose 0.5 mg. An adult in anaphylaxis weighs 90 kg. What volume…

proneLying on the abdomen, face down.
IVPIntravenous push (a drug injected directly into a vein); in imaging, an intravenous pyelogram of the urinary…
LLiter, a metric unit of volume. Write a capital L; a lowercase l can be misread as the number 1.
mcgMicrogram, a metric unit of mass. Write mcg; the symbol µg can be misread as mg.
MDIMetered-dose inhaler: a handheld canister device that sprays a set dose of medicine to be inhaled into the…
NASIntranasal: given into the nose. ISMP prefers NAS to IN, which can be misread as IM or IV.
NDCNational Drug Code: the FDA product identifier printed on drug packages.
NSAIDNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as ibuprofen, used for pain, fever and inflammation.
OTCOver the counter: a medication that can be bought without a prescription.