|
Calcium
dosing can be calculated on the basis of the amount of elemental
calcium (mg), the amount of calcium salt (mg), the number
of milliequivalents (mEq), or the number of millimoles (mmol).
Its variable dosing units is a source of potential medication
errors.
Enter
a value in a cell and click the Calculate button in the same
row to determine all the equivalent forms. Be aware that there
may be some rounding error with multiple conversions.
| |
Salt |
Elemental Ca |
| Calcium Acetate |
1g |
12.6 mEq |
253 mg |
6.30 mmol |
| Calcium Carbonate |
1g |
19.9 mEq |
400 mg |
9.96 mmol |
| Calcium Citrate |
1g |
10.5 mEq |
211 mg |
5.26 mmol |
| Calcium Chloride |
1g |
13.6 mEq |
273 mg |
6.80 mmol |
| Calcium Glubionate |
1g |
3.29 mEq |
66 mg |
1.64 mmol |
| Calcium Gluceptate |
1g |
4.08 mEq |
82 mg |
2.04 mmol |
| Calcium Gluconate |
1g |
4.65 mEq |
93 mg |
2.32 mmol |
|
Revised: October
3, 2000