grams percen and milligrams percent
Posted By: confuzed on 2007-10-12
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Dictated: Hemoglobin 12.4 grams percent AND BUN 6 milligrams percent, ALSO, potassium 3.7 milligrams per liter.
Never heard labs dictated this way. HELP!
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