NursingABC™Conversions of metric quantities are done by the same three-step process,
but of course the metric unit equivalencies are used in the conversion
factor fractions.
Remember again that:
| 1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g) | 1000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram |
| 1,000,000 micrograms (mcg) = 1 gram | 1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m) |
| 1000 millimeters (mm) = 1 meter | 1,000,000 micrometers (mcm) = 1 meter |
| 1000 milliliters (ml) = 1 liter | 1,000,000 microliters (mcl) = 1 liter |