mcg and L
Posted By: smurf on 2008-05-23
In Reply to: metric abbreviations- sm - rmb
Subject: mcg and L
Use mcg, not u. All apothecary symbols such as "u" are considered dangerous and should not be used. (BOS-2,pgs 148,253)
Use capital L for liters. Lowercase l is a dangerous abbreviation as it may be confused with the numeral 1. (RE: BOS-2, p 404; Stedman's Abbrv-4)
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