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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 2170228" data-attributes="member: 52527"><p>This page contains conversion calculators for a whole range of lab test results.(It's important to realise that dividing mg/dL by 18 to get results in mmol/L ONLY applies to glucose results.Other substances have different conversion factors.) <a href="https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/page/si-conversion-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/page/si-conversion-calculator</a></p><p></p><p>One stone is exactly 14 lbs. The older generation in the UK will understand immediately what you mean if you give a weight in stones and pounds as that is what they've been brought up with. If you say that someone weights 180 lbs for example, most people in the UK will not have any idea whether that is high, medium or low. However, if you said 12 stone 12 lbs (exactly the same weight) people would be able to picture what that represents. A similar comparison would be between pounds and ounces and just ounces. Most people (and I'm assuming the same is true in the US) would not be able to picture a 128 oz baby but an 8 lb baby is easy.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add 'by 18'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Horse, post: 2170228, member: 52527"] This page contains conversion calculators for a whole range of lab test results.(It's important to realise that dividing mg/dL by 18 to get results in mmol/L ONLY applies to glucose results.Other substances have different conversion factors.) [URL]https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/page/si-conversion-calculator[/URL] One stone is exactly 14 lbs. The older generation in the UK will understand immediately what you mean if you give a weight in stones and pounds as that is what they've been brought up with. If you say that someone weights 180 lbs for example, most people in the UK will not have any idea whether that is high, medium or low. However, if you said 12 stone 12 lbs (exactly the same weight) people would be able to picture what that represents. A similar comparison would be between pounds and ounces and just ounces. Most people (and I'm assuming the same is true in the US) would not be able to picture a 128 oz baby but an 8 lb baby is easy. Edited to add 'by 18' [/QUOTE]
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