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  2. International unit - Wikipedia

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    In pharmacology, the international unit (IU) is a unit of measurement for the effect or biological activity of a substance, for the purpose of easier comparison across similar forms of substances. International units are used to quantify vitamins and biologics ( hormones , some medications , vaccines , blood products and similar biologically ...

  3. Dilution ratio - Wikipedia

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    The following formulas can be used to calculate the volumes of solute (V solute) and solvent (V solvent) to be used: [1] = = where V total is the desired total volume, and F is the desired dilution factor number (the number in the position of F if expressed as "1/F dilution factor" or "xF dilution"). However, some solutions and mixtures take up ...

  4. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    For example, on a certain monitor, the horizontal distance between the upper limits for parathyroid hormone in pmol/L and pg/mL may be 7 cm, with the mass concentration to the right. A molar concentration of, for example, 5 pmol/L would therefore correspond to a mass concentration located 7 cm to the right in the mass diagram, that is ...

  5. Volume fraction - Wikipedia

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    Volume percent is the concentration of a certain solute, measured by volume, in a solution.It has as a denominator the volume of the mixture itself, as usual for expressions of concentration, [2] rather than the total of all the individual components’ volumes prior to mixing:

  6. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    fluid (usually meaning specifically liquid in health care) f.m. fiat mistura: make a mixture f. pil. fiat pilula: make a pill f.s.a. fiat secundum artem: make according to art ft. fiat: make; let it be made g, gm gram (modern SI symbol is g, not gm) garg. gargarisma: gargle gr. granum: grain gtt(s) gutta(e) drop(s) gutt. gutta(e)

  7. Minimum inhibitory concentration - Wikipedia

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    The first step in drug discovery is often measurement of the MICs of biological extracts, isolated compounds or large chemical libraries against bacteria and fungi of interest. [9] [10] MIC values provide a quantitative measure of an extract or compound's antimicrobial potency. The lower the MIC, the more potent the antimicrobial. [4]

  8. Arbitrary unit - Wikipedia

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    In science and technology, an arbitrary unit (abbreviated arb. unit, [1] see below) or procedure defined unit [2] (p.d.u.) is a relative unit of measurement to show the ratio of amount of substance, intensity, or other quantities, to a predetermined reference measurement. The reference measurement is typically defined by the local laboratories ...

  9. Mass fraction (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    A solution with 1 g of solute dissolved in a final volume of 100 mL of solution would be labeled as "1%" or "1% m/v" (mass/volume). This is incorrect because the unit "%" can only be used for dimensionless quantities. Instead, the concentration should simply be given in units of g/mL.