Table of CC Conversion Factors.pdf
Table of CC Conversion Factors.pdf
CONVERSION
Conversion
ANALYTES (Conventional to SI)
Factor
Conventional S.I.
Albumin g/dL g/L 10
Ammonia µg/dL µmol/L 0.587
Bicarbonate mEq/L mmol/L 1
Bilirubin mg/dL µmol/L 17.1
BUN mg/dL mmol/L 0.357
Chloride mEq/L mmol/L 1
Cholesterol mg/dL mmol/L 0.026
Cortisol µg/dL nmol/L 27.59
Creatinine mg/dL µmol/L 88.4
Estradiol pg/mL pmol/L 3.676
Ferritin ng/mL µg/L 1
Free Thyroxine ng/dL pmol/L 12.87
Glucose mg/dL mmol/L 0.0555
mg/dL mmol/L 0.25
Ionized Calcium
mEq/L mmol/L 0.5
Iron mg/dL µmol/L 0.179
Lactate mg/dL mmol/L 0.1110
Lithium mEq/L µmol/L 1
mg/dL mmol/L 0.4114
Magnesium
mEq/L mmol/L 0.5000
Non-Protein Nitrogen (NPN) mg/dL mmol/L 0.7139
mmHg kPa 0.1333
pCO2
mmHg mmol/L 0.0307
Phospholipids g/dL g/L 0.01
Phosphorous mg/dL mmol/L 0.3229
pO2 mmHg kPa 0.1333
Potassium mEq/L mmol/L 1
Sodium mEq/L mmol/L 1
T3-Resin Uptake Relative % uptake Relative uptake fraction 0.01
Testosterone ng/dL nmol/L 0.3467
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone µU/mL µU/L 1
Thyroxine µg/dL nmol/L 12.87
Thyroxine-Binding Globulin µg/dL µg/L 10
mg/dL mmol/L 0.25
Total Calcium
mEq/L mmol/L 0.5
Total Metanephrine mg/day µmol/day 5.458*
Total Protein g/dL g/L 10
Triglyceride mg/dL mmol/L 0.0113
Triiodothyronine mg/dL nmol/L 0.0154
Uric Acid mg/dL mmol/L 0.0595
*As Normetanephrine.
*Source: McPherson and Pincus, 2022.