Units SI Conversion Factors
Table of SI Units
Acetaminophen | µg/mL | 6.62 | µmol/L |
Acetoacetic acid | mg/dL | 0.098 | mmol/L |
Acetone | mg/dL | 0.172 | mmol/L |
Acid phosphatase | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Alanine | mg/dL | 112.2 | µmol/L |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Albumin | g/dL | 10 | g/L |
Alcohol dehydrogenase | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Aldolase | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Aldosterone | ng/dL | 0.0277 | nmol/L |
Alkaline phosphatase | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Aluminum | ng/mL | 0.0371 | µmol/L |
Aminobutyric acid | mg/dL | 97 | µmol/L |
Amitriptyline | ng/mL | 3.61 | nmol/L |
Ammonia (as NH_3 ) | µg/dL | 0.587 | µmol/L |
Amylase | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Androstenedione | ng/dL | 0.0349 | nmol/L |
Angiotensin I | pg/mL | 0.772 | pmol/L |
Angiotensin II | pg/mL | 0.957 | pmol/L |
Anion gap | mEq/L | 1 | mmol/L |
Antidiuretic hormone | pg/mL | 0.923 | pmol/L |
Antithrombin III | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
alpha_1 -Antitrypsin | mg/dL | 0.184 | µmol/L |
Apolipoprotein A | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Apolipoprotein B | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Arginine | mg/dL | 57.4 | µmol/L |
Asparagine | mg/dL | 75.7 | µmol/L |
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Bicarbonate | mEq/L | 1 | mmol/L |
Bilirubin | mg/dL | 17.1 | µmol/L |
Blood gases (arterial) | |||
PaCO2 | mm Hg | 1 | mm Hg |
pH | pH units | 1 | pH units |
PaO2 | mm Hg | 1 | 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 |
C3 complement | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
C4 complement | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Calcitonin | pg/mL | 1 | ng/L |
Calcium | mg/dL | 0.25 | mmol/L |
mEq/L | 0.5 | mmol/L | |
Carbon dioxide | mEq/L | 1 | mmoI/L |
Carotene | µg/dL | 0.0186 | µmol/L |
Ceruloplasmin | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Chloride | mEq/L | 1 | mmol/L |
Cholesterol | mg/dL | 0.0259 | mmol/L |
Citrate | mg/dL | 52.05 | µmol/L |
Copper | µg/dL | 0.157 | µmoI/L |
Coproporphyrins (urine) | µg/24 hr | 1.527 | nmol/d |
Corticotropin (ACTH) | pg/mL | 0.22 | pmol/L |
Cortisol | µg/dL | 27.59 | nmol/L |
Cotinine | ng/mL | 5.68 | nmol/L |
Creatine | mg/dL | 76.26 | µmol/L |
Creatine kinase (CK) | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Creatinine | mg/dL | 88.4 | µmol/L |
Creatinine clearance | mL/min | 0.0167 | mL/s |
Cyanide | mg/L | 23.24 | µmol/L |
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) | ng/mL | 3.47 | nmol/L |
Desipramine | ng/mL | 3.75 | nmol/L |
Diazepam | µg/mL | 3.512 | µmol/L |
Digoxin | ng/mL | 1.281 | nmol/L |
Epinephrine | pg/mL | 5.46 | pmol/L |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | mm/h | 1 | mm/h |
Estradiol | pg/mL | 3.671 | pmol/L |
Estriol | ng/mL | 3.467 | nmol/L |
Estrone | ng/dL | 37 | pmoI/L |
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) | mg/dL | 0.217 | mmol/L |
Ethylene glycol | mg/L | 16.11 | µmol/L |
Ferritin | ng/mL | 2.247 | pmol/L |
α-Fetoprotein | ng/mL | 1 | µg/L |
Fibrinogen | mg/dL | 0.0294 | µmol/L |
Fluoride | µg/mL | 52.6 | µmol/L |
Folate | ng/mL | 2.266 | nmol/L |
Follicle-stimulating hormone | mIU/mL | 1 | IU/L |
Fructose | mg/dL | 55.5 | µmol/L |
Galactose | mg/dL | 55.506 | µmol/L |
Glucagon | pg/mL | 1 | ng/L |
Glucose | mg/dL | 0.0555 | mmol/L |
Glutamine | mg/dL | 68.42 | µmol/L |
γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Glycerol (free) | mg/dL | 108.59 | µmol/L |
Glycine | mg/dL | 133.3 | µmol/L |
Haptoglobin | mg/dL | 0.1 | µmol/L |
Hematocrit | % | 0.01 | Proportion of 1.0 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) | mg/dL | 0.0259 | mmol/L |
Histidine | mg/dL | 64.45 | µmol/L |
Homocysteine (total) | mg/L | 7.397 | µmol/L |
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) | mlU/mL | 1 | IU/L |
Hydroxybutyric acid | mg/dL | 96.05 | µmol/L |
Hydroxyproline | mg/dL | 76.3 | µmol/L |
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Immunoglobulin D (IgD) | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) | mg/dL | 10 | mg/L |
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Insulin | µIU/mL | 6.945 | pmol/L |
Iron, total | µg/dL | 0.179 | µmol/L |
Iron binding capacity, total | µg/dL | 0.179 | µmol/L |
lsoleucine | mg/dL | 76.24 | µmol/L |
lsopropanol | mg/L | 0.0166 | mmol/L |
Lactate (lactic acid) | mg/dL | 0.111 | mmol/L |
Lactate dehydrogenase | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Lead | µg/dL | 0.0483 | µmol/L |
Leucine | mg/dL | 76.237 | µmol/L |
Lipase | U/L | 1 | U/L |
Lipids (total) | mg/dL | 0.01 | g/L |
Lipoprotein (a) | mg/dL | 0.0357 | µmol/L |
Lithium | mEq/L | 1 | mmol/L |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) | mg/dL | 0.0259 | mmol/L |
Luteinizing hormone (LH, leutropin) | IU/L | 1 | lU/L |
Lysine | mg/dL | 68.5 | µmol/L |
Magnesium | mg/dL | 0.411 | mmol/L |
mEq/L | 0.5 | mmol/L | |
Manganese | ng/mL | 18.2 | nmol/L |
Methanol | mg/L | 0.0312 | mmol/L |
Methemoglobin | % of total | ||
Methionine | mg/dL | 67.02 | µmol/L |
Myoglobin | µg/L | 0.0571 | nmol/L |
Nicotine | mg/L | 6.164 | µmol/L |
Nitrogen, nonprotein | mg/dL | 0.714 | mmol/L |
Norepinephrine | pg/mL | 0.00591 | nmol/L |
Ornithine | mg/dL | 75.67 | µmol/L |
Osmolality | mOsm/kg | 1 | mmoI/kg |
Osteocalcin | µg/L | 0.171 | nmol/L |
Oxalate | mg/L | 11.1 | µmol/L |
Parathyroid hormone | pg/mL | 1 | ng/L |
Phenobarbital | mg/L | 4.31 | µmol/L |
Phenylalanine | mg/dL | 60.54 | µmol/L |
Phenytoin | µg/mL | 3.96 | µmoI/L |
Phosphorus | mg/dL | 0.323 | mmol/L |
Plasminogen | mg/dL | 0.113 | µmol/L |
% | 0.01 | Proportion of 1.0 | |
Plasminogen activator inhibitor | mIU/mL | 1 | IU/L |
Platelets (thrombocytes) | x 10^3 /µL | 1 | x 10^9 /L |
Potassium | mEq/L | 1 | mmoI/L |
Pregnanediol (urine) | mg/24h | 3.12 | µmoI/d |
Pregnanetriol (urine) | mg/24 h | 2.97 | µmol/d |
Progesterone | ng/mL | 3.18 | nmol/L |
Prolactin | µg/L | 43.478 | pmol |
Proline | mg/dL | 86.86 | µmol/L |
Prostate-specific antigen | ng/mL | 1 | µg/L |
Protein, total | g/dL | 10 | g/L |
Prothrombin | g/L | 13.889 | µmol/L |
Prothrombin time (protime, PT) | s | 1 | s |
Protoporphyrin, erythrocyte | µg/dL | 0.01777 | µmol/L |
Pyruvate | mg/dL | 113.6 | µmoI/L |
Quinidine | µg/mL | 3.08 | µmol/L |
Red blood cell count | x 10^6 /µL | 1 | 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 | µmol/L |
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) | ng/mL | 0.00568 | µmol/L |
Sodium | mEq/L | 1 | mmol/L |
Somatomedin-C (insulinlike growth factor) | ng/mL | 0.131 | nmol/L |
Somatostatin | pg/mL | 0.611 | pmol/L |
Taurine | mg/dL | 79.91 | µmol/L |
Testosterone | ng/dL | 0.0347 | nmol/L |
Theophylline | µg/mL | 5.55 | µmol/L |
Thiocyanate | mg/L | 17.2 | µmol/L |
Threonine | mg/dL | 83.95 | µmol/L |
Thyroglobulin | ng/mL | 1 | µg/L |
Thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH) | mIU/L | 1 | mIU/L |
Thyroxine, free (T_4 ) | ng/dL | 12.87 | pmol/L |
Thyroxine, total (T_4 ) | µg/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 I (cardiac) | ng/mL | 1 | µg/L |
Troponin T (cardiac) | ng/mL | 1 | µg/L |
Tryptophan | mg/dL | 48.97 | µmol/L |
Tyrosine | mg/dL | 55.19 | µmol/L |
Urea nitrogen | mg/dL | 0.357 | mmol/L |
Uric acid | mg/dL | 59.48 | µmol/L |
Valine | mg/dL | 85.5 | µmol/L |
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide | pg/mL | 1 | ng/L |
Vitamin A (retinol) | µg/dL | 0.0349 | µmoI/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 | µmol/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 | µmoI/L |
Vitamin K | ng/mL | 2.22 | nmol/L |
Warfarin | µg/mL | 3.247 | µmol/L |
White blood cell count | x 10^3 /µL | 1 | x 10^9 /L |
Zinc | µg/dL | 0.153 | µmoI/L |