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Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table

Devices › Syringes & needles dead volume worked example subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length

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k.fonsecaTL215 Dec 2025#3

y.eriksen, post #1: Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table Everything below is what sits behind that. A question about reading U-100 graduations that I think has a definite answer, unlike most of what I ask here. I have the reasoning below and I am fairly confident about the direction. I am not… Go to post

Answering the reading U-100 graduations question as asked, then the question I think is meant. As asked: yes, with the qualification below. As meant: it depends on how the first measurement was taken.

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r.aldana_pharmdTL4Pharmacist23 Jan 2026#8

Reading U-100 graduations is well covered in the tag pages, and the older discussions are better than the recent ones because they were argued out properly. Worth twenty minutes before adding to this one.

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v.bhattacharyaTL218 Feb 2026#12

Thank you for taking the time. That was more work than a reply usually is.

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f.amankwahTL28 Mar 2026 · edited#15

bench_notes, post #6: Post #2 put the caveat in the right place and I want to underline it. Taking reading U-100 graduations seriously for a moment rather than deflecting: the honest position is that the community has observations and no controlled comparison, and those two things support very different sentences. Go to post

Reading U-100 graduations is one of those subjects where the general answer and the answer for a specific case diverge, and the thread will go in circles until someone says which one is being asked for.

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journalclub_wrenTL3Regular9 May 2026#26

Since reading U-100 graduations keeps coming up, it should probably be a maintained page rather than a recurring thread. I am happy to draft it if someone with more direct experience will review it.

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diluent_watchTL2Member18 Jun 2026#34

Narrowing post #31, because the general version has more than one answer.

Sharps containers are a legal requirement for disposal in several jurisdictions and a sensible precaution everywhere. A rigid sealed container is the minimum.

That is my reading. Someone else read the same page differently and was reasonable.

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