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Doctor’s office weigh in (lbs vs kgs)
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:26 pm
For as long as I can remember, the scale at GP’s office measured my weight in lbs. The last few years, it is measured in kgs.
I have heard this is because medication prescriptions are based upon body weight in kgs, and this reduces risk of wrong dosage due to conversion (lbs to kgs) error.
Is this correct?
If so, why did it take so long? Did something change in the last few years?
I have heard this is because medication prescriptions are based upon body weight in kgs, and this reduces risk of wrong dosage due to conversion (lbs to kgs) error.
Is this correct?
If so, why did it take so long? Did something change in the last few years?
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Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:29 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
i dont know if that's the reason, but yes, dosage for medications is usually in mg/kg in my field of medicine.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:29 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:
I have heard this is because medication prescriptions are based upon body weight in kgs, and this reduces risk of wrong dosage due to conversion (lbs to kgs) error.
Is this correct?
If so, why did it take so long? Did something change in the last few years?
Mine is still measured in lbs. But I wouldn't think the dosage thing would have anything to do with it.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:31 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Metric is the way to go anyway.
99kgs
I lift, BJJ and have decent cardio.
99kgs
I lift, BJJ and have decent cardio.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:33 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
If you can't do kg x 2.2 in your head, I feel sorry for you.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:34 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Just a conspiracy baw.
Send in a protest on My Chart.
Send in a protest on My Chart.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:35 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Stop being fat and disgusting and you won't have to worry about medications or going to a doctor. Doctors are for pregnant women and the elderly.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:35 pm to LSU Coyote
quote:I can't wait for Pride Month to end.
I lift, BJJ and have decent cardio.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:41 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Last month they weighed me @ Ochsner in kg. There was a sign up next to the scale saying "remember to weigh in kg for patient self confidence"
To most people I guess kg might as well be in ancient Greek.
To most people I guess kg might as well be in ancient Greek.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:49 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Most medicines are in mgs/kgs or milligrams per kilogram so yeah it’s probably a more accurate way of doing it.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:51 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:
For as long as I can remember, the scale at GP’s office measured my weight in lbs. The last few years, it is measured in kgs.
You probably got too big for pounds.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:52 pm to andouille
quote:Last time I was at the doctor they weighed me in kg and asked me if I wanted to see it in lbs, too. I gave her the number in lbs and she looked shocked.
If you can't do kg x 2.2 in your head, I feel sorry for you.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:57 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
2.2 lbs is a kg. Very simple math and isn't hard to figure out.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:59 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
i went one time for a work physical and both their scale and their height measuring stick were way off.
had me almost 2” taller and 20# heavier than i’ve ever been in my life.
told the lady “that’s definitely not right”
had me almost 2” taller and 20# heavier than i’ve ever been in my life.
told the lady “that’s definitely not right”
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:00 pm to stelly1025
You’d be surprised how math dumb most people are
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:01 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
It's to make fat people feel better. The girls like seeing 100 on the scale instead of 220.462.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:07 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
Commie metric system
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:08 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
I thought it was so fatties wouldn’t know how much they really weigh
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:14 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:My physic is quite learned in the ways of science; reckoning in stones and cubits.
Doctor’s office weigh in (lbs vs kgs)
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:42 pm to yellowfin
Anyone who can't do math that is that simple doesn't belong anywhere near medicine. What is even worse is even if someone sucks at math there is a calculator on the phone. What are they teaching these kids in school?
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