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Units and conversion rules
Note
: These 2 unit lists are preselected in the Ward option [Par 20] (see page 48).
Dilution units
ng, µg, mg, g
mU, U, kU
mEq
mmol
Cal, kCal
/ml, /Xml
Dose rate
units
ng/h
ng/kg/min
ng/kg/h
ng/m
2
/24h
µg/min
µg/h
µg/kg/min
µg/kg/h
µg/m
2
/min
µg/m
2
/h
mg/min
mg/h
mg/24h
mg/kg/min
mg/kg/h
mg/kg/24h
mg/m
2
/min
mg/m
2
/h
g/h
g/kg/min
g/kg/h
g/m
2
/min
g/m
2
/h
g/m
2
/24h
mU/min
mU/h
mU/kg/min
mU/kg/h
mU/m
2
/min
mU/m
2
/h
U/min
U/h
U/kg/h
U/kg/24h
U/m
2
/min
U/m
2
/h
mEq/min
mEq/h
mEq/kg/min
mEq/kg/h
mEq/m
2
/min
mEq/m
2
/h
mEq/m
2
/24h
mmol/h
kcal/h
kcal/24h
kcal/kg/h
kcal/kg/24h
Conversion rules
1 µ unit = 1000 n unit
1 m unit = 1000 µ unit
1 k unit = 1000 unit
1 unit/h = 24 unit/24h
1 unit/min = 60 unit/h
ml/h = unit/kg/h (dose rate) x kg (weight)
unit/ml (dilution)
Conversion of a dose rate
including the unit /kg into
volumic flow rate ml/h
ml/h = unit/m
2
/h (dose rate) x m
2
(body surface)
unit/ml (dilution)
Conversion of a dose rate
including the unit /m
2
into
volumic flow rate ml/h
ml/h = unit/h (dose rate)
unit/ml (dilution)
Expression of a volumic
flow rate
ml = unit/kg (dose) x kg (weight)
unit/ml (dilution)
Conversion of a dose
including the unit/kg as
volume ml
ml = unit/m
2
(dose) x m
2
(body surface)
unit/ml (dilution)
Conversion of a dose
including the unit/m
2
as
volume ml
ml = unit (dose)
unit/ml (dilution)
Expression of a volume ml