Conversion of SI to Conventional Units: Blood Chemistries

11-Deoxycorticosterone (DOC)

S

pmol/L

0.33

pg/mL

Acetone

S

µmol/L

0.0058

mg/dL

Acid phosphatase, prostatic

S

U/L

1

U/L

Acid phosphatase, prostatic

S

U/L at 37° C

0.06

Bessey-Lowry-Brock U/L at 37° C

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

S

ng/L

1

pg/mL

Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH)

S

pmol/L

4.541

pg/mL

Alanine amino-transferase (ALT, SGPT)

S

U/L at 37° C

1

U/L at 37° C

Alanine amino-transferase (ALT, SGPT)

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L at 37° C

Albumin

S

g/L

0.1

g/dL

Aldolase

S

U/L at 37° C

1.35

Sibley-Lehninger U/L at 37° C

Aldolase

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L

Aldosterone

S

nmol/L

36.1

ng/dL

Alkaline phosphatase

S

U/L

0.14

King-Armstrong units/dL

Alkaline phosphatase

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L

Alkaline phosphatase

S

U/L at 37° C

1

Babson U/L at 37° C

alpha-1 Antitrypsin

S

g/L

100

mg/dL

alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)

S

µg/L

1

ng/mL

alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)

S

ng/L

0.1

ng/dL

alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)

S

g/L

100

mg/dL

alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)

S

mg/L

0.1

mg/dL

alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)

S

µg/L

0.1

µg/dL

Ammonia

P

µmol NH3/L

1.703

µg NH3/dL

Ammonia

P

µmol N/L

1.4

µg N/dL

Amylase

S

U/L

0.541

Somogyi (saccharogenic) U/dL

Amylase

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L

Androstenedione

S

pmol/L

0.0286

ng/dL

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)

S

U/L

1

nmol/min/mL

Angiotensin II

S

ng/L

0.1

ng/dL

Anion gap

S

mmol/L

1

mEq/L

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

S

ng/L

1

pg/mL

Apolipoprotein A1

S

mg/L

0.1

mg/dL

Apolipoprotein B

S

mg/L

0.1

mg/dL

Aspartate amino-transferase (AST, SGOT)

S

U/L at 37° C

1

U/L at 37° C

Aspartate amino-transferase (AST, SGOT)

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L at 37° C

Base Excess

S

mmol/L

1

mEq/L

Bicarbonate

S

mmol/L

1

mEq/L

Bilirubin

S

µmol/L

0.0584

mg/dL

Calcitonin

S

ng/L

1

pg/mL

Calcium

S

mmol/L

4

mg/dL

Calcium

S

mmol/L

2

mEq/L

Calcium, ionized

S

mmol/L

4

mg/dL

Carbon dioxide partial pressure pCO2

WB

kPa

7.52

mm Hg

Carbon dioxide total

S

mmol/L

1

mEq/L

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

S

µg/L

1

ng/mL

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

S

mg/L

1

µg/mL

Carotene

S

µmol/L

53.76

µg/dL

Catecholamines, fractionated - epinephrine

P

pmol/L

0.1832

pg/mL

Catecholamines, fractionated - norepinephrine

P

nmol/L

169.49

pg/mL

Ceruloplasmin

S

mg/L

0.1

mg/dL

Chloride

S

mmol/L

1

mEq/L

Chloride

S

mmol/L

3.545

mg/dL

Cholesterol

S

mmol/L

38.61

mg/dL

Cholinesterase (pseudocholinesterase)

S

U/L at 37° C

1

U/L at 37° C

Copper

S

µmol/L

6.37

µg/dL

Coproporphyrins

S

nmol/L

0.067

µg/dL

Cortisol

S

µmol/L

35.7

µg/dL

Cortisol

S

nmol/L

0.362

ng/mL

Creatine

S

µmol/L

0.0131

mg/dL

Creatine kinase

S

U/L at 37° C

1

U/L at 37° C

Creatine kinase

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L at 37° C

Creatinine

S

µmol/L

0.0113

mg/dL

Creatinine clearance

S

mL/sec•m^2

104

mL/min/1.73 m^2

cyclic Adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)

S

nmol/L

0.329

µg/L

cyclic Adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)

WB

nmol/L

0.329

ng/mL

Dehydro-epiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)

S

µmol/L

0.38

µg/mL

delta-Aminolevulinic acid

S

µmol/L

0.0131

mg/dL

Ferritin

S

µg/L

1

ng/mL

Folate

S

nmol/L

0.4413

ng/mL

Galactose

WB

mmol/L

18.01

mg/dL

Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)

S

U/L at 37° C

1

U/L at 37° C

Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L at 37° C

Gastrin

S

ng/L

1

pg/mL

Glucose

S

mmol/L

18.02

mg/dL

Glutathione

WB

mmol/L

30.77

mg/dL

Growth hormone

S

µg/L

1

ng/mL

Haptoglobin

S

g/L

100

mg/dL

HDL-cholesterol

S

mmol/L

38.61

mg/dL

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), beta-subunit

S

IU/L

1

mU/mL

Hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase

S

kU/L

1

U/mL

Insulin

P

pmol/L

0.143988

µIU/mL

Iron

S

µmol/L

5.587

µg/dL

Iron binding capacity

S

µmol/L

5.587

µg/dL

Iron saturation

S

fraction saturation

100

%

Isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICD)

S

U/L at 25° C

59.88

Wolfson-Williams-Ashman units/mL at 25° C

Isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICD)

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L

Lactate

S

mmol/L

9.01

mg/dL

Lactate dehydrogenase (LD)

S

U/L at 30° C

2.07

Wroblewski units/mL at 30° C

Lactate dehydrogenase (LD)

S

U/L at 37° C

1

U/L at 37° C

LDL-cholesterol

S

mmol/L

38.61

mg/dL

Lead

S

µmol/L

20.72

µg/dL

Lead

S

µmol/L

0.0207

mg/dL

Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP)

S

U/L

4.1667

Goldbarg-Rutenberg  U/mL

Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP)

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L

Lipase

S

U/L

0.0036

Cherry-Crandal U/mL

LIpase

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L

Lipids, total

S

g/L

100

mg/dL

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

S

IU/L

1

mIU/mL

Magnesium

S

mmol/L

2

mEq/L

Magnesium

S

mmol/L

2.433

mg/dL

Malic dehydrogenase

S

µKat/L

58.82

U/L

Methemoglobin

WB

g/L

0.1

g/dL

Muramidase

S

mg/L

1

mg/L

Myoglobin

S

µg/L

1

µg/L

Osmolality

S

mOsm/kg H2O

1

mOsm/kg H2O

Osteocalcin

S

µg/L

1

ng/mL

Oxygen partial pressure pO2

WB

kPa

7.5

mm Hg

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

S

ng/L

1

pg/mL

pH

WB

nmol/L

1

nEq/L

Phenylalanine

S

µmol/L

0.0165

mg/dL

Phosphate, inorganic phosphorus

S

mmol/L

3.1

mg/dL

Porphobilinogen

S

µmol/d

0.226

µg/d

Potassium

S

mmol/L

1

mEq/L

Progesterone

S

nmol/L

31.4465409

ng/dL

Prolactin

S

µg/L

1

ng/mL

Protein, total

S

g/L

0.1

g/dL

Protoporphyrin

RBC

µmol/L

56.27

mg/dL

Pyruvate

WB

µmol/L

0.0088

mg/dL

Renin (plasma renin activity, PRA)

S

µg/L•h

1

ng/ml/h

Reverse T3 (rT3)

S

nmol/L

65.1

ng/dL

Serotonin

S

µmol/L

176

ng/mL

Sodium

S

mmol/L

1

mEq/L

Testosterone

S

nmol/L

28.8

ng/dL

Thyroglobulin

S

µg/L

1

ng/mL

Thyroxine binding globulin (TBG)

S

mg/L

0.1

mg/dL

Thyroxine binding globulin (TBG)

S

µg/L

0.1

µg/dL

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

S

mIU/L

1

µU/mL

Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)

S

ng/L

1

pg/mL

Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)

S

nmol/L

0.3625

pg/mL

Thyroxine (T4) total

S

nmol/L

0.0775

µg/dL

Thyroxine, free

S

pmol/L

0.0775

ng/dL

Transferrin (TIBC)

S

g/L

100

mg/dL

Tri-iodothyronine (T3), free

S

nmol/L

0.0649

pg/mL

Tri-iodothyronine (T3), total

S

nmol/L

65.1

ng/dL

Triglycerides

S

mmol/L

88.5

mg/dL

Troponin I

S

µg/L

1

mg/mL

Troponin I

S

µg/L

1

µg/L

Troponin T

S

µg/L

1

µg/L

Urea

S

mmol/L

2.8

mg/dL urea nitrogen

Uric acid

S

mmol/L

16.9

mg/dL

Viscosity

S

centipoise

1

centipoise

Vitamin A1

S

µmol/L

28.65

µg/dL

Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)

S

pmol/L

1.355

pg/mL

Vitamin B12, unsaturated binding capacity

S

pmol/L

1.355

pg/mL

Vitamin B6

S

nmol/L

0.1672

ng/mL

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

S

µmol/L

0.176

mg/dL

Vitamin D (calciferol, 1,25-dihydroxy)

S

pmol/L

0.417

pg/mL

Vitamin D (calciferol, 25-hydroxy)

S

nmol/L

0.4006

ng/mL

Vitamin E (tocopherol)

S

nmol/L

0.0431

ng/mL

Xylose (from absorption)

S

mmol/L

15.01

mg/dL

Zinc

S

µmol/L

6.54

µg/dL