Mike, When you repeat your speech on dosages of medication, I suggest you display a one liter container of water with a statement that the water inside has a mass of one kilogram; and display a piece of paper (or foil) having a mass of one milligram.
Serum concentrations are usually given in micrograms per deciliter. Nurses in training should also learn this fact. There is *no* non-metric unit in current medical practice for serum concentrations which is accepted as a "dual unit"! See more comment below. Gene Mechtly. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 23:28:35 -0700 >From: "Mike Millet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:38087] Anti-metric bias in schools >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > I gave my speech for a university class last week... > ...I cited the amount ...in the unit > of milligrams per kilogram of body (mass)... > ...with the proviso that I was to use dual units > in all further speeches... That is an unacceptable proviso in my opinion.
