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Lesson 2
Automation in Clinical Chemistry
Part II
Less common,
collected by
physician only
Units of Measurement
Usually reported in metric units or SI units.
Commonly used:
Milligrams (mg) or micrograms (g) per
deciliter (dL).
Millimoles per liter (mmol/L)
Enzymes activity units per liter (U/L)
Also known as AP
Widely distributed in body especially in bone
and liver ducts
Reference range: 20 - 130 U/L
Also called LD
Level increase in blood during liver disease and
after myocardial infarction
Reference range: 110 - 230 U/L