4.3.3.2: Household System

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    Patients are often more comfortable using the household system of measurement, which the medical assistant is required to understand. For example, pediatric patients should be weighed in kilograms to calculate accurate drug dosages, but parents and caregivers are more familiar with weights calculated in pounds and ounces. See Table 4.4 to learn more about household equivalents.

    Table 4.4

    Household equivalents

    Household equivalents

    Weight

    Volume

    Length

    1 pound = 16 ounces

    1 ton = 2000 pounds

    1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

    1 ounce = 2 tablespoons

    1 cup = 8 fluid ounces

    1 pint = 2 cups (16 fluid ounces)

    1 quart = 2 pints (32 fluid ounces)

    1 gallon = 4 quarts (128 fluid ounces)

    1 foot = 12 inches

    1 yard = 3 feet

    1 mile = 1760 yards

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