What it means
One-thousandth of a mole, the international (SI) unit for counting amounts of a substance. Most countries outside the United States report lab results in mmol/L; US labs often use mg/dL or mEq/L, and this dictionary gives SI values in brackets. For sodium and potassium the numbers in mmol/L and mEq/L are the same; for glucose they are not (100 mg/dL is about 5.6 mmol/L).
In a chart
"Lactate 3.1 mmol/L, provider notified."
At a glance
| Also written | millimoles per liter, mmol/L, millimole, millimoles |
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