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CHAPTER 1 The Metric System and Its Development into The International System of Units(le Système International d'Unités;SI)1

The Early Years1

The American Perspective2

CHAPTER 2 SI Units,Base and Derived;Additional Accepted Units;and Style Rules11

What Are SI Units?11

Style Rules12

CHAPTER 3 Units for Medical Practice17

Mass(Weight)Measurements17

Heights and Lengths18

Recommended Abbreviations18

CHAPTER 4 Special Units:Older Metric Units,SI Units,Conversion Factors,and Values in Healthy Persons21

4.1 Audiology21

4.2 Cardiovascular Medicine21

4.3 Laboratory Medicine:Chemical Analytes and Hematologic Measurements23

4.4 Nephrology27

4.5 Nutrition29

4.6 Pharmacology and Therapeutics30

4.7 Pulmonary Medicine31

4.8 Radiology:Diagnostic and Therapeutic41

CHApTER 5 Introducing SI Units to the Hospital45

Effects of the Changeover45

Responsibility and Accountability47

Educational Programs and Materials48

Analytical Equipment and Computers49

The Changeover Day49

Life with SI50

Appendixes51

Appendix A.1 Chemical Analytes and Hematologic Measurements:Units,Conversion Factors,Significant Digits,and Suggested Increments52

Appendix A.2 Index of Synonyms for Analytes and Cross-References to the Entry Terms(Quantity)of Appendix A.1255

Appendix A.3 Amounts of Administered Constituent in One Liter of Solution321

Annotated Bibliography325

Index329