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Temperature

SI unit Conversion factor Conventional unit
°C (x 9/5) + 32 °F

Haematology

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

Biochemistry

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

Hypodermic needles

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

Suture material sizes

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
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