CHAPTER 1 The Metric System and Its Development into The International System of Units(le Système International d'Unités;SI) 1
The Early Years 1
The American Perspective 2
CHAPTER 2 SI Units,Base and Derived;Additional Accepted Units;and Style Rules 11
What Are SI Units? 11
Style Rules 12
CHAPTER 3 Units for Medical Practice 17
Mass(Weight)Measurements 17
Heights and Lengths 18
Recommended Abbreviations 18
CHAPTER 4 Special Units:Older Metric Units,SI Units,Conversion Factors,and Values in Healthy Persons 21
4.1 Audiology 21
4.2 Cardiovascular Medicine 21
4.3 Laboratory Medicine:Chemical Analytes and Hematologic Measurements 23
4.4 Nephrology 27
4.5 Nutrition 29
4.6 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 30
4.7 Pulmonary Medicine 31
4.8 Radiology:Diagnostic and Therapeutic 41
CHApTER 5 Introducing SI Units to the Hospital 45
Effects of the Changeover 45
Responsibility and Accountability 47
Educational Programs and Materials 48
Analytical Equipment and Computers 49
The Changeover Day 49
Life with SI 50
Appendixes 51
Appendix A.1 Chemical Analytes and Hematologic Measurements:Units,Conversion Factors,Significant Digits,and Suggested Increments 52
Appendix A.2 Index of Synonyms for Analytes and Cross-References to the Entry Terms(Quantity)of Appendix A.1 255
Appendix A.3 Amounts of Administered Constituent in One Liter of Solution 321
Annotated Bibliography 325
Index 329