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international units per liter or IU/L for labs..sm - MTnewbie


Posted: Feb 23, 2010

Some questions regarding this rule:

for medications i know we shoud put in international units or just units

but for labs, we can't put in IU/L? should it be internationa units per liter

and for IU/mL, do we put in international units per mL or international units per milliliter?

 

Thanks.

labs - why

[ In Reply To ..]
Why can't you use IU/L for labs? What labs would you use IU/L for anyway?

IU - thinfingers

[ In Reply To ..]
We can't use IU. On the Joint Commission list of Do Not Use abbreviations.

for liver function tests - thanks

[ In Reply To ..]
for LFTs... that is what they are using for the hospital I am working for..


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