1 The short hundredweight or cental of 100 lb (45.359237 kg) is used in the US and Canada. 2  The long or imperial hundredweight of 8 stone (112 lb or 50.802345 kg) sees informal use in the imperial system but was banned from commercial use in 1985.istory [edit]. The hundredweight has had many different values. In England in around 1300, various different hundreds (centem in Medieval Latin) were defined. The Weights and Measures Act of 1835 formally established the present imperial hundredweight of 112 lb.
ringers-lactated ringers solution-intravenous Index. Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium lactate and calcium (Lactated Ringer's Solution) is a sterile solution used to replace fluids and electrolytes in patients with unbalanced blood fluid, and it also is used for an alkalizing agent.
lactated ringer's solution. lactated Ringer's solution n. A solution containing sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium lactate in distilled water, used for the same purposes as Ringer's solution. The American HeritageÂ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary