Converting mcg/dL to mg/kg

[richgnyc]

I need to convert 361mcg/dL to mg/kg?

Please help... Is the answer less than 60mg/kg?

[JohnS]

Originally Posted by richgnyc

I need to convert 361mcg/dL to mg/kg?

Please help... Is the answer less than 60mg/kg?

361 µg/dl is also 3610 µg/L or 3.61 mg/L.

You need to know the density of the solution to convert from 1 L of solution to kilograms. However, IF it is a dilute solution in water, then the mixture will have about the same density as water. That density varies with temperature but is approximate 1 kg/L. If this approximation is reasonable, then it is about 3.6 mg/kg.

[Mrs X]

I agree with the way JohnS has answered this question as it was asked.

My concern is this: 361µg/dL sounds like a blood result, and mg/Kg sounds like a body mass comparison.

You cannot assume that an amount of something measured in the blood will be evenly distributed at the same concentration throughout a whole body.

If there is another process involved, would you like to post back with more info about what you are trying to do? We like to help, but we only have the info the questioner has given.

Erm, does this mean that 61 mcg/dl = 0.61 mg/L?