Test |
Speci-men |
SIU
Units |
Factor for
Conversion |
Conventional
Units |
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 |
1 |
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 |