Two Major types of syringes

 Hypodermic and Oral

Hypodermic Syringes

 CC, ML, Units

Smallest capacity syringe

 2,2 21/2,3mL mostly used for SQ and IM

Largest capacity Syringe

 5,6,10 and 12 mL to draw blood or prepare meds for IVs

Syringes 20mL or larger

 Use to inject larger volume of sterile solutions

Lenght of the needle for medication administration

 range from 3/8 inch to 2 inches

The Gauge of the needle

 The thickness of the needle from 18 to 28 - The larges the number the thinner the needle

Insulin Injections /Syringes

 SQ injections only , Calibrated on Units rather than mL. Thee capacities of syringe; 100u - 2 unit increments, Lo-dose 50 unit-1 unit increment, 30 unit- 1 unit increment, plunger is flat.

IDDM

 Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Source of Insuline

 Animal or human

Type of Insuline

 Rapid, short, intermediate, or long acting

human insulin

 appears on the label as - (rDNA origin)

Combinations of two insulins

 Rapid acting with intermediate or long acting

Process of how to combine two types of insulins

 Air to clear then cloudy, pull medication from Regulat insuline first the the intermediate or long acting one