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Component

ConventionaI
Unit
Conversion
Factor
SI Unit

Acetaminophen g/mL 6.62 mol/L
Acetoacetic acid mg/dL 0.098 mmol/L
Acetone mg/dL 0.172 mmol/L
Acid phosphatase units/L 1.0 U/L
Alanine mg/dL 112.2 mol/L
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) units/L 1.0 U/L
Albumin g/dL 10 g/L
Alcohol dehydrogenase units/L 1.0 U/L
Aldolase units/L 1.0 U/L
Aldosterone ng/dL 0.0277 nmol/L
Alkaline phosphatase units/L 1.0 U/L
Aluminum ng/mL 0.0371 mol/L
Aminobutyric acid mg/dL 97 mol/L
Amitriptyline ng/mL 3.61 nmol/L
Ammonia (as NH
3
) g/dL 0.587 mol/L
Amylase units/L 1.0 U/L
Androstenedione ng/dL 0.0349 nmol/L
Angiotensin pg/mL 0.772 pmol/L
Angiotensin pg/mL 0.957 pmol/L
Anion gap mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Antidiuretic hormone pg/mL 0.923 pmol/L
Antithrombin mg/dL 10 mg/L
alpha
1
-Antitrypsin mg/dL 0.184 mol/L
Apolipoprotein A mg/dL 0.01 g/L
Apolipoprotein B mg/dL 0.01 g/L
Arginine mg/dL 57.4 mol/L
Asparagine mg/dL 75.7 mol/L
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) units/L 1.0 U/L
Bicarbonate mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Bilirubin mg/dL 17.1 mol/L
Blood gases (arterial)
Paco
2
mm Hg 1.0 mm Hg
pH pH units 1.0 pH units
Pao
2
mm Hg 1.0 mm Hg
Bromide mg/dL 0.125 mmol/L
C-peptide ng/mL 0.333 nmol/L
C1 esterase inhibitor mg/dL 10 mg/L
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C3 complement mg/dL 0.01 g/L

C4 complement mg/dL 0.01 g/L
Calcitonin pg/mL 1.0 ng/L
Calcium mg/dL 0.25 mmol/L
mEq/L 0.50 mmol/L
Carbon dioxide mEq/L 1.0 mmo/L
Carboxyhemoglobin % of hemoglobin
saturation
0.01 Proportion of
hemoglobin saturation
Carotene g/dL 0.0186 mol/L
Ceruloplasmin mg/dL 10 mg/L
Chloride mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Cholesterol mg/dL 0.0259 mmol/L
Citrate mg/dL 52.05 mol/L
Copper g/dL 0.157 mo/L
Coproporphyrins (urine) g/24 hr 1.527 nmol/d
Corticotropin (ACTH) pg/mL 0.22 pmol/L
Cortisol g/dL 27.59 nmol/L
Cotinine ng/mL 5.68 nmol/L
Creatine mg/dL 76.26 mol/L
Creatine kinase (CK) units/L 1.0 U/L
Creatinine mg/dL 88.4 mol/L
Creatinine clearance mL/min 0.0167 mL/s
Cyanide mg/L 23.24 mol/L
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ng/mL 3.47 nmol/L
Desipramine ng/mL 3.75 nmol/L
Diazepam g/mL 3.512 mol/L
Digoxin ng/mL 1.281 nmol/L
Epinephrine pg/mL 5.46 pmol/L
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate mm/h 1.0 mm/h
Estradiol pg/mL 3.671 pmol/L
Estriol ng/mL 3.467 nmol/L
Estrone ng/dL 37 pmo/L
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) mg/dL 0.217 mmol/L
Ethylene glycol mg/L 16.11 mol/L
Ferritin ng/mL 2.247 pmol/L
alpha -Fetoprotein ng/mL 1.0 g/L
Fibrinogen mg/dL 0.0294 mol/L
Fluoride g/mL 52.6 mol/L
Folate ng/mL 2.266 nmol/L
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Follicle-stimulating hormone mU/mL 1.0 U/L

Fructose mg/dL 55.5 mol/L
Galactose mg/dL 55.506 mol/L
Glucagon pg/mL 1.0 ng/L
Glucose mg/dL 0.0555 mmol/L
Glutamine mg/dL 68.42 mol/L
gamma -Glutamyltransferase (GGT) units/L 1.0 U/L
Glycated hemoglobin (glycosylated
hemoglobin A
1
, A
1C
)
% of total
hemoglobin
0.01 Proportion of total
hemoglobin
Glycerol (free) mg/dL 108.59 mol/L
Glycine mg/dL 133.3 mol/L
Haptoglobin mg/dL 0.10 mol/L
Hematocrit % 0.01 Proportion
of 1.0
Hemoglobin (whole blood)
Mass concentration
g/dL 10.0
0.6206
g/L
mmol/L
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(HDL-C)
mg/dL 0.0259 mmol/L
Histidine mg/dL 64.45 mol/L
Homocysteine (total) mg/L 7.397 mol/L
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) mlU/mL 1.0 U/L
Hydroxybutyric acid mg/dL 96.05 mol/L
Hydroxyproline mg/dL 76.3 mol/L
mmunoglobulin A (gA) mg/dL 0.01 g/L
mmunoglobulin D (gD) mg/dL 10 mg/L
mmunoglobulin E (gE) mg/dL 10 mg/L
mmunoglobulin G (gG) mg/dL 0.01 g/L
mmunoglobulin M (gM) mg/dL 0.01 g/L
nsulin U/mL 6.945 pmol/L
ron, total g/dL 0.179 mol/L
ron binding capacity, total g/dL 0.179 mol/L
lsoleucine mg/dL 76.24 mol/L
lsopropanol mg/L 0.0166 mmol/L
Lactate (lactic acid) mg/dL 0.111 mmol/L
Lactate dehydrogenase units/L 1 U/L
Lactate dehydrogenase
isoenzymes (LD
1
-LD
5
)
% 0.01 Proportion of 1.0
Lead g/dL 0.0483 mol/L
Leucine mg/dL 76.237 mol/L
Lipase units/L 1.0 U/L
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Lipids (total) mg/dL 0.01 g/L

Lipoprotein (a) mg/dL 0.0357 mol/L
Lithium mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL-C)
mg/dL 0.0259 mmol/L
Luteinizing hormone (LH, leutropin) U/L 1.0 lU/L
Lysine mg/dL 68.5 mol/L
Magnesium mg/dL 0.411 mmol/L
mEq/L 0.50 mmol/L
Manganese ng/mL 18.2 nmol/L
Methanol mg/L 0.0312 mmol/L
Methemoglobin % of total hemoglobin 0.01 Proportion of total Hb
Methionine mg/dL 67.02 mol/L
Myoglobin g/L 0.0571 nmol/L
Nicotine mg/L 6.164 mol/L
Nitrogen, nonprotein mg/dL 0.714 mmol/L
Norepinephrine pg/mL 0.00591 nmol/L
Ornithine mg/dL 75.67 mol/L
Osmolality mOsm/kg 1.0 mmo/kg
Osteocalcin g/L 0.171 nmol/L
Oxalate mg/L 11.1 mol/L
Parathyroid hormone pg/mL 1.0 ng/L
Phenobarbital mg/L 4.31 mol/L
Phenylalanine mg/dL 60.54 mol/L
Phenytoin g/mL 3.96 mo/L
Phosphorus mg/dL 0.323 mmol/L
Plasminogen mg/dL 0.113 mol/L
% 0.01 Proportion of 1.0
Plasminogen activator inhibitor mU/mL 1.0 U/L
Platelets (thrombocytes) x 10
3
/L 1.0 x 10
9
/L
Potassium mEq/L 1.0 mmo/L
Pregnanediol (urine) mg/24h 3.12 mo/d
Pregnanetriol (urine) mg/24 h 2.97 mol/d
Progesterone ng/mL 3.18 nmol/L
Prolactin g/L 43.478 pmol
Proline mg/dL 86.86 mol/L
Prostate-specific antigen ng/mL 1.0 g/L
Protein, total g/dL 10.0 g/L
Prothrombin g/L 13.889 mol/L
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Prothrombin time (protime, PT) s 1.0 s

Protoporphyrin, erythrocyte g/dL 0.01777 mol/L
Pyruvate mg/dL 113.6 mo/L
Quinidine g/mL 3.08 mol/L
Red blood cell count x 10
6
/L 1.0 x 10
12
/L
Renin pg/mL 0.0237 pmol/L
Reticulocyte count % of RBCs 0.01 Proportion of 1.0
Salicylate mg/L 0.00724 mmol/L
Serine mg/dL 95.2 mol/L
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) ng/mL 0.00568 mol/L
Sodium mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Somatomedin-C (insulin like growth
factor)
ng/mL 0.131 nmol/L (coagulation
factor )
Somatostatin pg/mL 0.611 pmol/L
Taurine mg/dL 79.91 mol/L
Testosterone ng/dL 0.0347 nmol/L
Theophylline g/mL 5.55 mol/L
Thiocyanate mg/L 17.2 mol/L
Threonine mg/dL 83.95 mol/L
Thyroglobulin ng/mL 1.0 g/L
Thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating
hormone, TSH)
mU/L 1.0 mU/L
Thyroxine, free (T
4
) ng/dL 12.87 pmol/L
Thyroxine, total (T
4
) g/dL 12.87 nmol/L
Transferrin mg/dL 0.01 g/L
Triglycerides mg/dL 0.0113 mmol/L
Triiodothyronine
Free (T
3
) pg/dL 0.0154 pmol/L
Resin uptake % 0.01 Proportion of 1.0
Total (T
3
) ng/dL 0.0154 nmol/L
Troponin (cardiac) ng/mL 1.0 g/L
Troponin T (cardiac) ng/mL 1.0 g/L
Tryptophan mg/dL 48.97 mol/L
Tyrosine mg/dL 55.19 mol/L
Urea nitrogen mg/dL 0.357 mmol/L
Uric acid mg/dL 59.48 mol/L
Valine mg/dL 85.5 mol/L
Vasoactive intestinal
polypeptide
pg/mL 1.0 ng/L
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Vitamin A (retinol) g/dL 0.0349 mo/L

Vitamin B
6
(pyridoxine) ng/mL 4.046 nmol/L
Vitamin B
12
(cyanocobalamin) pg/mL 0.738 pmol/L
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) mg/dL 56.78 mol/L
Vitamin D
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D pg/mL 2.6 pmol/L
25-Hydroxyvitamin D ng/mL 2.496 nmol/L
Vitamin E mg/dL 23.22 mo/L
Vitamin K ng/mL 2.22 nmol/L
Warfarin g/mL 3.247 mol/L
White blood cell count x 10
3
/L 1.0 x 10
9
/L
White blood cell differential
count (number fraction)
% 0.01 Proportion of 1.0
Zinc g/dL 0.153 mo/L