I agree with Jim Miller, but a minute is not (I understand) a unit
(or derived unit) of time in the SI system.
Roger Ekins
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>Gareth Morgan asked "Shouldn't it [beta-2-microglobulin clearance]
>be expressed at a weight rather than a volume?"
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>Since it is a clearance, the weight in the numerator and denominator
>cancel. The units are similar to those of creatinine clearance,
>which I believe is mL/min around the world. Does anyone use mL/sec
>or, heaven forbid, L/sec for creatinine clearance units?
>
>The reference interval for B2M clearance according to Woo et al.
>(Clin Chem 26:1193-7, 1980) is 8-130 microliters/min and I just
>wanted to get the group's opinion on the most appropriate SI units.
>If creatinine clearance is reported in mL/min in countries using SI
>units, I would think that microliters/min would be acceptable for
>B2M clearance.
>
>-Jim
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