We have included some common conversions for reference and to speed up your task.
We have included some common conversions for reference and to speed up your task.
SI unit | Conversion factor | Conventional unit |
°C | (x 9/5) + 32 | °F |
SI unit | Conversion factor | Conventional unit | |
Red blood cell count | 1012/l | 1 | 106/µl |
Haemoglobin | g/l | 0.1 | g/dl |
MCH | pg/cell | 1 | pg/cell |
MCHC | g/l | 0.1 | g/dl |
MCV | fl | 1 | µm3 |
Platelet count | 109/l | 1 | 103/ µl |
White blood cell count | 109/l | 1 | 103/ µl |
SI unit | Conversion factor | Conventional unit | |
Alanine aminotransferase | IU/l | 1 | IU/l |
Albumin | g/l | 0.1 | g/dl |
Alkaline phosphatase | IU/l | 1 | IU/l |
Aspartate aminotransferase | IU/l | 1 | IU/l |
Bilirubin | µmol/l | 0.0584 | mg/dl |
BUN | mmol/l | 2.8 | mg/dl |
Calcium | mmol/l | 4 | mg/dl |
Carbon dioxide (total) | mmol/l | 1 | mEq/l |
Cholesterol | mmol/l | 38.61 | mg/dl |
Chloride | mmol/l | 1 | mEq/l |
Cortisol | nmol/l | 0.362 | ng/ml |
Creatine kinase | IU/l | 1 | IU/l |
Creatinine | µmol/l | 0.0113 | mg/dl |
Glucose | mmol/l | 18.02 | mg/dl |
Insulin | pmol/l | 0.1394 | µIU/ml |
Iron | µmol/l | 5.587 | µg/dl |
Magnesium | mmol/l | 2 | mEq/l |
Phosphorous | mmol/l | 3.1 | mg/dl |
Potassium | mmol/l | 1 | mEq/l |
Sodium | mmol/l | 1 | mEq/l |
Total protein | g/l | 0.1 | g/dl |
Thyroxine (T4) (free) | pmol/l | 0.0775 | ng/dl |
Thyroxine (T4) (total) | pmol/l | 0.0775 | µg/dl |
Tri-iodothyronine (T3) | nmol/l | 65.1 | ng/dl |
Triglycerides | mmol/l | 88.5 | mg/dl |
Metric | Non-metric | |
Needle gauge | 0.8mm | 21 G |
0.6mm | 23 G | |
0.5mm | 25 G | |
0.4mm | 27 G | |
Needle length | 12mm | ½ inch |
16mm | ⅝ inch | |
25mm | 1 inch | |
30mm | 1.25 inch | |
40mm | 1.5 inch |
Metric (Ph. Eur.) | USP |
0.4 | 8/0 |
0.5 | 7/0 |
0.7 | 6/0 |
1 | 5/0 |
1.5 | 4/0 |
2 | 3/0 |
3 | 2/0 |
3.5 | 0 |
4 | 1 |
5 | 2 |
6 | 3 |