North Carolina Medication Aide (Med Tech) Practice Exam

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Which device is generally not suitable for measuring liquid medications?

Teaspoon
Graduated cylinder
Medication Cup
Pill cutter

The correct answer is: Pill cutter

The pill cutter is generally not suitable for measuring liquid medications because its design and function are specifically intended for cutting solid medications, such as tablets. It ensures that pills can be divided into smaller doses for easier ingestion, but it does not provide any mechanism for accurately measuring liquid volumes. In contrast, the other devices mentioned—such as a teaspoon, graduated cylinder, and medication cup—are all designed to measure liquids. A teaspoon measures small volumes, the graduated cylinder provides precise measurements for various quantities, and medication cups are often marked with volume measurements for administering liquid medications accurately. Thus, the pill cutter stands out as the only option that does not pertain to the measurement of liquid substances.