Abbreviations used in this Laboratory Handbook

copy/ml = copies/millileters mg = milligrams
dl = deciliters min = minutes
fg = femtogram mIu = milli international units
fl = femtoliter mL = milliliters
g = grams mm3 = cubic milliliters
hr = hour mmol = millimoles
IU = international units mOsm = milliosmoles
kg = kilograms Neg = negative
l = liters ng = nanograms
mcIu = micro international units nm/mg Pr = nonomoles 1/2 cystine/milligram protein
mceq = microequivalents pg = picograms
mcu = micro units pos = positive
mcg = micrograms sec = seconds
mcg/gcr = microgram per gram of creatinine TAT = turn around time
mcl = microliters u = units
mcmol = micromoles ul = microliters
mEq = milliequivalents umol/mol crt = micromoles/mole creatinine

List of Medical Abbreviations
Provided by Rx Formulary and Handbook, The University of Iowa Hospital and Clnics