Conversion of SI to Conventional Units: Urine Chemistries

Description

Results of chemistry tests performed on urine can be converted between conventional (US) and SI units if the conversion factors are known.

Specimen: urine

Test	SIU Units	Factor for Conversion	Conventional Units
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OHCS)	mg/mol of creatinine	0.0088	mg/g of creatinine
17-Hydroxyketosteroids (17-OHKS, cortisol)	µmol/d	0.3625	mg/24 h
17-Hydroxyketosteroids (17-OHKS, cortisol)	nmol/d	0.3625	µg/24 h
17-Ketosteroids (as DHEA)	µmol/d	0.2904	mg/24 h
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)	µmol/d	0.19	mg/24 h
Albumin	g/d	1000	mg/24 h
Aldosterone	mmol/d	1	mEq/24 h
Aldosterone	nmol/d	0.36	µg/24 h
Amylase	U/h	5.4054	Somogyi units/h
Ascorbic acid	µmol/L	0.176	mg/dL
Calcium	mmol/d	40	mg/24 h
Catecholamines, fractionated - dopamine	nmol/d	0.153	µg/24 h
Catecholamines, fractionated - dopamine	µmol/ mol creatinine	0.0014	µg/mg creatinine
Catecholamines, fractionated - dopamine	pmol/L	0.153	pg/mL
Catecholamines, fractionated - dopamine	nmol/L	0.153	ng/mL
Catecholamines, fractionated - epinephrine	nmol/d	0.183	µg/24 h
Catecholamines, fractionated - epinephrine	µmol/ mol creatinine	0.0016	µg/mg creatinine
Catecholamines, fractionated - epinephrine	pmol/L	0.183	pg/mL
Catecholamines, fractionated - epinephrine	nmol/L	0.183	ng/mL
Catecholamines, fractionated - norepinephrine	nmol/d	0.169	µg/24 h
Catecholamines, fractionated - norepinephrine	µmol/ mol creatinine	0.0015	µg/mg creatinine
Catecholamines, fractionated - norepinephrine	pmol/L	0.169	pg/mL
Catecholamines, fractionated - norepinephrine	nmol/L	0.169	ng/mL
Chloride	mmol/d	1	mEq/24 h
Copper	µmol/d	63.69	µg/24 h
Coproporphyrin	nmol/L	0.0655	µg/dL
Coproporphyrins	nmol/d	0.6549	µg/24 h
Creatinine	mmol/d	0.1131	g/24 h
Creatinine	mmol/d	113.1	mg/24 h
Creatinine	µmol/kg•d	0.113	mg/kg/24 h
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)	µmol/d	0.329	mg/24 h
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)	µmol/ mol creatinine	0.0029	mg/g creatinine
Estrogens, total	nmol/d	0.2884	µg/24 h
Glucose	mmol/d	180.15	mg/d
Homovanillic acid (HVA)	µmol/d	0.182	mg/24 h
Homovanillic acid (HVA)	µmol/d	182	µg/24 h
Homovanillic acid (HVA)	mmol/mol of creatinine	1.61	µg/mg of creatinine
Lead	µmol/d	207.04	µg/24 h
Magnesium	mg/24 h	2.433	mmol/d
Magnesium	mmol/d	2	mEq/24 h
Metanephrines, fractionated - metanephrine	µmol/d	0.1972	mg/24 h
Metanephrines, fractionated - metanephrine	µmol/mol creatinine	1.743	mg/g creatinine
Metanephrines, fractionated - normetanephrine	nmol/L	0.183	ng/mL
Metanephrines, fractionated - normetanephrine	mmol/mol creatinine	1.621	mg/g creatinine
Muramidase (lysozyme)	mg/d	1	mg/24 h
Myoglobin	mg/L	1	mg/L
Phosphate, inorganic phosphorus	mmol/d	0.0310	g/24 h
Porphobilinogen	µmol/d	0.226	mg/24 h
Potassium	mmol/d	1	mEq/24 h
Potassium	mmol/d	39.1	mg/24 h
Pregnanediol	µmol/d	0.3205	mg/d
Protein, total	g/d	1000	mg/24 h
Reducing substances, total	mg/d	1	mg/d
Sodium	mmol/d	1	mEq/24 h
Sodium	mmol/d	22.99	mg/24 h
Urea	mol/d	28	g/24 h urea nitrogen
Uric acid	mmol/d	168.12	mg/24 h
Uropophyrin	nmol/d	0.8306	µg/24 h
Uroporphyrin	nmol / mmol creatinine	0.8801	µg/ g creatinine
Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)	µmol/d	0.1982	mg/24 h
Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)	mmol/ mol of creatinine	1.75	µg per mg creatinine
Xylose	mmol/L	15.01	mg/dL
Xylose	mmol/5 h	0.15	g/5 h
Zinc	µmol/d	0.0654	mg/d
∂-Aminolevulinic acid	µmol/d	0.1311	mg/24 h

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Conversion of SI to Conventional Units: Urine Chemistries

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