Exotic Animal Formulary5

Calcium mg/dL 0.2495 mmol/L
Carbon dioxide mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Chloride mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Cholesterol mg/dL 0.02586 mmol/L
Copper µg/dL 0.16 µmol/L
Cortisol µg/dL 27.59 nmol/L
Creatine kinase U/L 1.0 IU/L
Creatinine mg/dL 88.40 µmol/L
Fibrinogen mg/dL 0.01 g/L
Glucose mg/dL 0.05551 mmol/L
Iron µg/dL 0.1791 µmol/L
Lipase
Sigma Tietz U/dL 280 IU/L
Cherry-Crandall U/L 1.0 IU/L
Lipid, total mg/dL 0.01 g/L
Magnesium mEq/L 0.5 mmol/L
Osmolality mOsm/kg 1.0 mmol/kg
Phosphate (as inorganic P) mg/dL 0.3229 mmol/L
Potassium mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Protein (total) g/dL 10 g/L
Sodium mEq/L 1.0 mmol/L
Thyroxine (T 4 ) µg/dL 12.87 nmol/L
Triglycerides mg/dL 0.011 mmol/L
Tri-iodothyronine (T 3 ) µg/dL 15.6 nmol/L
Urea nitrogen mg/dL 0.3570 mmol/L b
Uric acid mg/dL 59.48 umol/L
a
Adapted from Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Interpretation and Diagnosis, Meyer DH, Harvey JW, 3rd
ed., Copyright, 2004, with permission from Elsevier.
b
Urea.
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