2003-03-13
It stands for units per litre. Now, what do the
units mean?
John
The Body: Project Inform -- Blood Work: A Useful Tool for
...
... Phosphatase (alkaline), 36-125, units/liter (u/L). Bilirubin (total), 0.1-1.2, milligrams
per deciliter (mg/dl). Kidney Function Tests: BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen), 7 ...
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... Phosphatase (alkaline), 36-125, units/liter (u/L). Bilirubin (total), 0.1-1.2, milligrams
per deciliter (mg/dl). Kidney Function Tests: BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen), 7 ...
www.thebody.com/pinf/diagnostic/diagnostic3.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Elwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, 2003-03-13 11:38
Subject: [USMA:25117] metric medical
measurements
> (21 tests total). Quite a mish-mash of units, although all but one are metric:
>
> g/dL (shown as "gm/dL")
> mg/dL
> ng/dL
>
> pg/mL
>
> nmol/L
>
> U/L (don't know what this one is)
>
>
> Jim Elwell, CAMS
> Electrical Engineer
> Industrial manufacturing manager
> Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
> www.qsicorp.com
>
