Clinical Chemistry Analyte Unit Conversion Factors

Vocabulary flashcards detailing conventional units, SI units, and conversion factors for clinical chemistry analytes.

Glucose

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.0555$.

Urea (parent compound)

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.167$.

BUN

Blood Urea Nitrogen; measured in conventional unit mg/dL and SI unit mmol/L, with a conversion factor of $0.357$.

Uric acid

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.0595$.

Cholesterol (TC, HDL, LDL)

Lipid analytes with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.026$.

Triglyceride

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.0113$.

Calcium

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.25$.

Magnesium

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.417$.

Phosphorus

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.323$.

Lactate

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.111$.

$Ca^{2+}, Mg^{2+}$ (with charge)

Divalent electrolytes with a conventional unit of mEq/L, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.5$.

$Na^+, K^+, Cl^-, HCO_3^-$ (with charge)

Monovalent electrolytes with a conventional unit of mEq/L, an SI unit of mmol/L, and a conversion factor of $1$.

Creatinine

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of $\mu\text{mol/L}$, and a conversion factor of $88.4$.

Bilirubin

Analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of $\mu\text{mol/L}$, and a conversion factor of $17.1$.

Ammonia

Analyte with a conventional unit of $\mu\text{g/dL}$, an SI unit of $\mu\text{mol/L}$, and a conversion factor of $0.588$.

Iron

Analyte with a conventional unit of $\mu\text{g/dL}$, an SI unit of $\mu\text{mol/L}$, and a conversion factor of $0.179$.

Cortisol

Analyte with a conventional unit of $\mu\text{g/dL}$, an SI unit of nmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.0276$.

$T_4$ (Thyroxine)

Thyroid analyte with a conventional unit of $\mu\text{g/dL}$, an SI unit of nmol/L, and a conversion factor of $12.9$.

$$T_3$$

Thyroid analyte with a conventional unit of ng/dL, an SI unit of nmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.0154$.

Folic acid

Analyte with a conventional unit of ng/mL, an SI unit of nmol/L, and a conversion factor of $2.27$.

Vitamin $B_{12}$

Analyte with a conventional unit of pg/mL, an SI unit of pmol/L, and a conversion factor of $0.738$.

Proteins (TPAG) - Large (TP, Alb)

Total protein and albumin analytes with a conventional unit of g/dL, an SI unit of g/L, and a conversion factor of $10$.

Proteins (TPAG) - Small (Fibrinogen)

Fibrinogen protein analyte with a conventional unit of mg/dL, an SI unit of g/L, and a conversion factor of $0.01$.