{
  "schema": "upg.factor.v1",
  "id": "ptce/calc/temp-conversion",
  "exam": [
    "PTCE"
  ],
  "domain": "Order Entry & Processing",
  "title": "Temperature conversion (\u00b0C \u2194 \u00b0F)",
  "claim": "Pharmacy storage and product checks use both Celsius and Fahrenheit. Convert with \u00b0F = (\u00b0C \u00d7 9/5) + 32 and \u00b0C = (\u00b0F \u2212 32) \u00d7 5/9. Pair conversions with the product\u2019s labeled storage range (refrigerated products are commonly labeled around 2\u20138 \u00b0C / 36\u201346 \u00b0F) rather than memorizing only one scale \u2014 always prefer the specific label.",
  "plain": "F = C\u00d79/5 + 32. C = (F\u221232)\u00d75/9. Fridge labels often ~2\u20138 \u00b0C / 36\u201346 \u00b0F \u2014 confirm the product label.",
  "confidence": 0.9,
  "citations": [
    {
      "authority": "PTCB PTCE Content Outline \u2014 Order Entry & Processing (domain pin)",
      "url": "https://ptcb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PTCE-Content-Outline.pdf",
      "pin": "Order Entry & Processing \u2014 temperature conversions (domain pin; not a verbatim PDF quote)",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-10",
      "quote": "Domain pin only: PTCE Order Entry & Processing covers temperature conversions. Exact outline bullet wording is not reproduced here."
    },
    {
      "authority": "CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit (storage-range cross-check)",
      "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/admin/storage/toolkit/index.html",
      "pin": "CDC storage toolkit \u2014 refrigerated range (cross-check; confirm current toolkit)",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-10",
      "quote": "Cross-check only: refrigerated vaccine storage is commonly taught as about 2\u00b0C\u20138\u00b0C (36\u00b0F\u201346\u00b0F). Confirm the current CDC toolkit and the specific product label; this is not a verbatim toolkit excerpt."
    }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-09-10",
  "token_cost_hint": 220,
  "integrity": "practice_only",
  "html": "/factors/ptce/calc/temp-conversion",
  "json": "/factors/ptce/calc/temp-conversion.json"
}