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| APPENDIX 7: GLOSSARY OF TEST MEASUREMENTS |
amylase
units/hour -- Amylase units per hour.
amylase units/liter -- Amylase units per liter.
Bessey-Lowery-Brock (BLB) units -- Standard of measure devised by Bessey, Lowery
and Brock. Cannot be defined as any other unit of measurement.
Bodansky units -- Standard of measure devised by Bodansky. Cannot be defined as any
other unit of measurement.
bpm -- Beats per minute.
c -- Centi; 1/100g. Centigram (cg) is a measure of weight; centiliter (cl) is a
measure of volume.
Centi -- See "c".
d -- Deci; 1/10g. Decigram (dg) is a measure of weight; deciliter (dl) is a measure
of volume.
dl -- Deciliter.
Erlich units/24 hours -- Erlich units per 24 hours. Erlich units are a standard of
measure devised by Erlich. Cannot be defined as any other unit of measurement.
g -- Gram. Basic metric unit of measurement. All units are fractions of a gram or
multiples of a gram. Gram (g) is a measure of weight; liter (l) is a measure of volume.
g/dl -- Grams per deciliter.
g/24 hours -- Grams per 24 hours.
Goldberg-Rutenberg units -- Standard of measure devised by Goldberg and Rutenberg.
Cannot be defined as any other unit of measurement.
IU/dl -- International units per deciliter.
k -- Kilo; 1,000g. Kilogram (kg) is a measure of weight; kiloliter (kl) is a
measure of volume.
kU/ml -- Kilo units per milliliter.
Liter -- See GRAM.
King Armstrong units -- Standard of measure devised by King and Armstrong. Cannot
be defined as any other unit of measurement.
m -- Milli; 1/1,000g. Milligram (mg) is a measure of weight; milliliter (ml) is a
measure of volume.
mcg (m) -- Micro; 1/1-millionth of a gram. Microgram (mcg) is a measure of weight;
micro-liter (mcl) is a measure of volume.
mcg/dl -- Micrograms per deciliter.
mcg/mg -- Micrograms per milligram.
mcg/ml -- Micrograms per milliliter.
mcg/24 hours -- Micrograms per 24 hours.
mEq -- Milli-equivalents.
mEq/liter -- Milli-equivalents per liter.
mEq/24 hours -- Milli-equivalents per 24 hours.
mg -- See "m".
mg/dl -- Milligrams per deciliter.
mg/dl/24 hours -- Milligrams per deciliter per 24 hours.
mIU/ml -- Milli-international units per milliliter.
milli -- See "m".
million/ml -- Million per milliter.
ml/minute -- Milliliters per minute.
mm -- Millimiter; 1/1,000 meter.
/mm3 -- Per cubic millimeter.
mmHg -- Millimeters of mercury.
mm/hour -- Millimeters per hour.
mOs/kg -- Miliosmoles per kilogram.
mol -- Unit of molecular weight.
n -- Nano; 1/1-billionth of a gram. Nanogram (ng) is a measure of weight; nanoliter
(nl) is a measure of volume.
ng/ml -- Nanograms per milliliter.
nmol/liter -- Nanomoles per milliliter.
nm/sec/L -- Nanomilligrams per second per liter.
p -- Pico; 1/1-trillionth of a gram. Picogram (pg) is a measure of weight;
picoliter (pl) is a measure of volume.
pg/ml -- Picogram per milliliter.
Sigma units -- Standard of measure; cannot be defined as any other unit of
measurement.
Somogyi units -- Standard of measure devised by Somogyi. Cannot be defined as any
other unit of measurement.
Todd units/ml -- Standard of measure per milliliter devised by Todd. Cannot be
defined as any other unit of measurement.
u3/red cell -- Picograms per red cell.
uU/ml -- Picogram units per milliliter.
u/g -- Picograms per gram.
u/liter -- Picograms per liter.
u/ml -- Picograms per milliliter. |
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From Complete Guide to Medical Tests by H. Winter Griffith, M.D. Copyright by Fisher Books. Electronic rights by Medical Data Exchange.
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