Conversion Table — Conventional to SI Units

	Conventional units	Multiply by …	for SI Units	Multiply by …	for Conventional units
HAEMATOLOGY
Hematocrit	%	0.01	volume fraction	100	%
Hemoglobin	g/dl	10	g/l	0.1	g/dl
MCH	pg/cell	1	pg/cell	1	pg/cell
MCHC	g/dl	10	g/l	0.1	g/dl
MCV	μ3	1	fl	1	μ3
Platelet Count	103/μ1	1	109/1	1	103/μl
RBC	106/μ1	1	1012/1	1	106/μl
Reticulocytes	μ1	0.001	109/1	1000	μ1
WBC	103/μ1	1	109/1	1	103/μ1
FDPs	μg/ml	1	mg/1	1	μg/ml
Fibrinogen	mg/dl	0.01	g/1	100	mg/dl
BIOCHEMISTRY
Albumin	g/dI	10	g/l	0.1	g/dl
Aldosterone	ng/dl	0.0277	nmol/1	36.1	ng/dl
ALE SAP, Alk phos	U/l	1	U/l	1	U/l
Ammonia	μg/dl	0.5872	μmol/l	1.703	μg/dl
ALT SGPT	U/l	1	U/l	1	U/l
AST SCOT	U/l	1	U/l	1	U/l
Base Excess	mEq/1	1	mmol/1	1	mEq/1
Bicarbonate	mEq/1	1	mmol/1	1	mEq/1
Bilirubin	mg/dl	17.1	μmol/1	0.0584	mg/dl
Calcium	mg/dl	0.25	mmol/1	4	mg/dl
Carbon dioxide total	mEq/1	1	mmol/1	1	mEq/1
Chloride	mEq/1	1	mmol/1	1	mEq/1
Cholesterol	mg/dl	0.0259	mmol/1	38.61	mg/dl
Copper	μg/dl	0.157	μmol/1	6.37	μg/dl
Cortisol	ng/ml	2.76	nmol/1	0.362	ng/ml
Creatine kinase	U/l	1	U/l	1	U/l
Creatinine	mg/dl	88.4	μmol/1	0.0113	mg/dl
Ferritin	ng/ml	1	μg/l	1	ng/ml
Folate	ng/ml	2.266	nmol/1	0.4413	ng/ml
GGT	U/l	1	U/1	1	U/l
Glucose	mg/dl	0.0555	mmol/1	18.02	mg/dl
Insulin	μlU/ml	7.175	pmol/1	0.1394	μlU/ml
Iron	μg/dl	0.179	μmol/1	5.587	μg/dl
Iron binding capacity	μg/dl	0.179	μmol/1	5.587	μg/dl
Lactate	mg/dl	0.111	mmol/1	9.01	mg/dl
LDH	U/l	1	U/l	1	U/1
Lipase	U/l	1	U/l	1	U/1
Magnesium	mEq/1	0.5	mmol/1	2	mEq/1
Phosphorus	mg/dl	0.323	mmol/1	3.1	mg/dl
Potassium	mEq/1	1	mmol/1	1	mEq/1
Protein, total	g/dl	10	g/1	0.1	g/dl
Sodium	mEq/1	1	mmol/1	1	mEq/1
Thyroxine (T4) total	μg/dl	12.9	nmol/1	0.0775	μg/dl
Thyroxine, free	ng/dl	12.9	pmol/1	0.0775	ng/dl
Transferrin	mg/dl	0.01	g/1	100	mg/dl
Tri-iodothyronine (T3)	ng/dl	0.0154	nmol/1	65.1	ng/dl
Triglycerides	mg/dl	0.0113	mmol/1	88.5	mg/dl
Urea (nitrogen)	mg/dl	0.357	mmol/1 urea	2.8	mg/dl
Vitamin B12	pg/ml	0.738	pmol/1	1.355	pg/ml