1. Today’s Agenda: 2/28/14
Essential Question – Why is it important to know medical terminology and math?
Students will turn in signed progress reports for a homework grade of 90.
TO: How is math used in the world of medicine?
Students will complete Medical Math Conversion Worksheet for practice.
Closure – create your own mnemonic device.
South Carolina State Standard: 1.1A Demonstrate oral and written use of medical/health terminology. 1.1B Pronounce and spell medical terms. 1.2A Identify components and solve computations of the metric and household systems of measure. 1.2B Calculate mathematical conversions of weights and measures related to healthcare.

2. Metric System: Used in HC for: Wt calculations Dosage cal
Food intake (in grams)
Ht & length measurements
Liquid & medication measurements

3. MS comes in Base Units in increments of 10.
Base Unit Root Word
Measmt. Type
Ex.
Liter, L
Volume
Blood, urine
Gram, g Wt
Amt of medicine
Meter, m
Length
Ht, length,

4. Unit Prefix: kilo- hecto- deka- base deci- centi- milli- micro-
Read the below table going down, not left to right.
Unit Prefix: kilo hecto- deka- base deci- centi- milli- micro-
Value:
Symbol: k h da L, g, m d c m mc
Mnemonic Device: King Henry Died , Drinking Chocolate Milk, m o m.

5. Let’s practice: Supply the words or abbreviations -
Kilogram – kg
mL – milliliter
Gram -
Mg -
Cm -

6. Changing Unit Measures:
Count the number of spaces from the number you are starting c/ & the place you are converting to.
k h d b d c m m o m
45.5 grams = ____ milligrams
45.5 grams = milligrams

7. Daily Cerebral Exercise: convert the following metric units
260 milligrams = ____ micrograms
65.7 kg = _____ g
_____ L = 250 mL
______ g = 32.9 mcg
_____ mcg = 9 g

8. Today’s Agenda: 3/05/14
Essential Question – Why is it important to know medical terminology and math?
Students will complete warm-up review of medical math.
Students will turn in signed progress reports for a homework grade of 70.
TO: Students will finish watching Gifted Hands: Dr. Ben Carson’s Story.
Students will complete Gifted Hands, Med Term & Math Review sheet for quiz next class.
South Carolina State Standard: 1.1A Demonstrate oral and written use of medical/health terminology. 1.1B Pronounce and spell medical terms. 1.2A Id components & solve computations of the metric and household systems of measure. 1.2B Calculate mathematical conversions of weights and measures related to healthcare.