kPa, In 2009, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices recommended that all non-metric units be removed from the medication prescription and delivery process, i.e., that there be nothing but metric units written on the prescription, available in the pharmacy software, placed on the label of the final prescription product, or discussed with the patient by the pharmacist. The existence of two systems of measurement in healthcare is inherently unsafe.
It would not at all be wrong for you to drink 250 mL at a time instead if 240 mL. As you say, it would be more accurate for you to do so to follow your consumption of 4 L. You honor Pat's memory indeed. Paul Trusten Midland, Texas United States +1(432)528-7724 [email protected] On Aug 6, 2011, at 20:21, "Kilopascal" <[email protected]> wrote: > The company I work for sent out a notice a few moths ago that all employees > must have a preventative care exam (physical) by 2011-09-30 or the employee > will be forced to pay higher premiums on their insurance. The insurance > company is paying for the exam 100 %. I went in early July. While there > the doctor suggested (because of my age) that I have a colonoscopy and such > an exam was also fully covered, so there would be no cost to me. > > It was Pat's death that made me decide to have it done. So I scheduled an > appointment and went a week ago for the preliminaries and go this Monday > (2011-08-08) for the actual exam. When I left the medical office, I was > given a paper that gave me instructions on taking the prep to clean me out. > The nurse/receptionist made a reference to a 1 gallon container and the > instructions she gave me mention only an eight ounce glass. > > Today I picked the prep up from the pharmacy and to my surprise, all of the > instructions and info was fully metric. It spoke only of the container > holding 4 L of the solution (PEG-3350) to the line and the amount of solution > to drink as 240 mL. I would think though if they said 250 mL, that amount > would divide better into 4 L. > > There are all kinds of instructions for different age groups and only metric > is mentioned. One states: > > Adults drink 240 mL every 10 minutes. Continue drinking until the watery > stool is clear and free of solid matter. This usually requires at least 3 > litres. > > [Side note: My doctor's instructions tell me to drink 5 glasses (one every 20 > min) in the evening and 5 more (every 20 min) in the morning, for a total of > 10 glasses of 2.4 L. But if the the instructions say at least 3 L is usually > required, why only instruct to take 2.4 L?] > > Another: > > Preparation of the solution: PEG-3350, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate > and potassium chloride for oral solution is prepared by filling the container > to the 4 litre mark with water....... > > All of the ingredients are listed in grams. The only bad use of metric was > the instructions for Pediatric Patients: At a rate of 25 mL/kg/hour, > until.... > > The symbols are correct except they blew it with the double solidus and > spelling out hour instead of writing it as 25 mL/kg.h. > > One thing does come to mind is what must go through the minds of others > taking the prep and seeing all that metric and not a mention of dinosaur > units. > > The company that distributed this particular prep is Mylan Pharmaceuticals > Inc. of Morgantown WV 26505 > > [USMA:50870] PAT NAUGHTIN > > Pat Naughtin > Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:33:47 -0700 > > Dear all, > > It is with great sadness that I write to tell you that my beloved Pat died > on > Saturday July 16. > > He was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer in March 2010, and had > chemotherapy > and radiotherapy, and survived a large operation last year. Throughout he not > only continued his correspondence and newsletters, he also gave talks to > groups > all over Victoria, some as large as 400 to 600 people, and some as small as > 20, > urging people to have a bowel scan. Bowel cancer has one of the best survival > rates if detected early. Pat's Rotary club actively promoted scans and Pat > helped in their promotion, but never had one himself. > > There will be two more newsletters, as Pat wanted to finish them at 100 – he > was only sorry that this wouldn't happen in October! > > In honour of Pat please have a bowel scan. > > Wendy Pomroy >
