Browse

Most units of measure are abbreviated when used with numerals or in a virgule construction. Certain units of measure should be spelled out at first mention, with the abbreviated form in parentheses. Thereafter, the abbreviated form should be used in text. (See , Abbreviations, Units of Measure.) ...Less

A unit of measure that follows a number at the beginning of a sentence, title, or subtitle should not be abbreviated, even though the same unit of measure is abbreviated if it appears elsewhere in the same sentence. (See , Numbers and Percentages, Spelling Out Numbers, Beginning a Sentence, Title, Subtitle, or Heading; and , Numbers and Percentages, Spelling Out Numbers, Common Fractions.) ...Less

SI reporting style uses exponents rather than certain abbreviations, such as cu and sq. ...

The format, style, and punctuation guidelines generally apply for SI reporting but also are used for reporting most values in conventional units.SI reporting style uses exponents rather than certain abbreviations, such as cu and sq.The same symbol is used for single and multiple quantities. Unit symbols are not expressed in the plural form.Units of measure are treated as collective singular (not plural) nouns and require a singular verb.To control the patient’s fever, 500 mg of acetaminophen was [not were] administered at the time of admission and 1000 mg was required 4 hours later.A unit of measure that follows a number ...Less

A hyphen is used to join 2 spelled-out units of measure.pascal-secondA hyphen is used to join a unit of measure and the number associated with it when the combination is used as an adjective. (See Temporary Compounds in , Punctuation, Hyphens and Dashes, Hyphen.) ...Less

The same symbol is used for single and multiple quantities. Unit symbols are not expressed in the plural form. ...

Symbols or abbreviations of units of measure are not followed by a period, unless the symbol occurs at the end of a sentence.The patient’s weight was 80 kg [not 80 kg.] and had increased by 10%. ...

With the exception of the percent sign, the degree sign (for temperature and angles), and normal and molar solutions (see , Conventional Units and SI Units in JAMA and the Archives Journals, Solutions and Concentration), a full space should appear between the arabic numeral indicating the quantity and the unit of measure.140 nmol/L (not 140nmol/L) 135-150 nmol/L 120 mm Hg 40% adherence rate 40%-50% 45° angle temperature of 37.5°C (not 37.5° C or 37.5 °C) ...Less

Units of measure are treated as collective singular (not plural) nouns and require a singular verb.To control the patient’s fever, 500 mg of acetaminophen was [not were] administered at the time of admission and 1000 mg was required 4 hours later. ...Less