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syringe units
Insulin syringe graduations and the U-100 convention.
Related in this group: reconstitution · bacteriostatic water · sterile water · concentration maths · dead volume · titration · dose reduction · missed dose · injection site rotation · needle gauge & length · subcutaneous injection · storage
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Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to
Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen…
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Reconstituting a multi-strength kit without mixing yourself up — what changed since
On the subject in the title: Reconstituting a multi-strength kit without mixing yourself up — what changed since Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I…
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+42 | 46 | 1k | 7h |
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Fixed versus detachable needles: the trade-offs — does this still hold?
Fixed versus detachable needles: the trade-offs — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. A question about technique rather than about…
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+8 | 12 | 39k | 15h |
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About the Reconstitution category
Diluent choice, volumes, resulting concentrations, worked examples, and the errors we see most often. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is…
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+1 | 5 | 15k | 16h |
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A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question
Posting this under the heading it deserves: A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question Everything below is what sits behind that. I would like to understand what this number means before I…
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+32 | 36 | 1.9k | 17h |
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Coming back to: Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker
The question in the title: Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Practical question with the units stated, because I have…
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+8 | 12 | 4.3k | 1d |
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A 5 mg vial and a 0.25 mg dose: the arithmetic in full
A 5 mg vial and a 0.25 mg dose: the arithmetic in full Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how…
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+124 | 141 | 16k | 2d |
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0.3 mL versus 0.5 mL versus 1 mL barrels: resolution matters
0.3 mL versus 0.5 mL versus 1 mL barrels: resolution matters — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
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+104 | 114 | 6k | 6d |
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Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly these go wrong…
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+1 | 5 | 30k | 11d |
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Second pass at: The storage lookup and where its data comes from
On the subject in the title: Second pass at: The storage lookup and where its data comes from Working notes rather than a conclusion. A documentation question rather than an analytical one. I have a…
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+38 | 42 | 13k | 19d |
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Coming back to: Swirling versus inverting versus leaving it alone
Swirling versus inverting versus leaving it alone Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
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+20 | 24 | 16k | 26d |
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Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to — what changed since
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this…
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+3 | 7 | 27k | 27d |
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[2026 update] A vial that will not fully dissolve: what to check and in what order
Posting this under the heading it deserves: A vial that will not fully dissolve: what to check and in what order Everything below is what sits behind that. Practical question with the units stated, because I…
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+114 | 128 | 20k | 1mo |
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About the Syringes & needles category
Insulin syringe graduations, dead volume, gauge and length selection, and reading units correctly. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded…
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Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident
On the subject in the title: Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident Working notes rather than a conclusion. Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case the pattern is useful…
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Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor I would like to understand what this number means before I repeat it…
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+76 | 83 | 53k | 2mo |
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Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — what changed since
Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I…
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Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated
Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
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+103 | 112 | 1.7k | 3mo |
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Validating a calculator against hand arithmetic
Validating a calculator against hand arithmetic Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it checked.…
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+17 | 21 | 12k | 3mo |
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Foaming during reconstitution and whether it matters — the long version
Foaming during reconstitution and whether it matters — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case the…
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+100 | 117 | 6k | 3mo |
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Converting between mg/mL and units per dose, both directions — the long version
Converting between mg/mL and units per dose, both directions — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated,…
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+110 | 132 | 1.7k | 3mo |
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Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case
Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it checked.…
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+68 | 72 | 28k | 4mo |
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Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — one year on
Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have…
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+3 | 7 | 662 | 4mo |
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Second pass at: Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident
Second pass at: Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A question about technique rather than about…
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+49 | 54 | 6k | 4mo |
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Follow-up: Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case
On the subject in the title: Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case Working notes rather than a conclusion. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it checked.…
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+58 | 63 | 24k | 5mo |
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Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations
On the subject in the title: Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly these go wrong…
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+72 | 80 | 28k | 5mo |
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About the Calculators category
Reconstitution, dose equivalence, titration planning, mass-error checking and storage lookup. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with…
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+2 | 7 | 733 | 5mo |
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Coming back to: Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated
On the subject in the title: Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
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Why "add 2 mL" is not an instruction
The question in the title: Why "add 2 mL" is not an instruction I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the…
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+23 | 27 | 3.5k | 6mo |
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Coming back to: Over-dilution: when your dose falls below one readable graduation
Over-dilution: when your dose falls below one readable graduation Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a…
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+90 | 97 | 1.1k | 7mo |