Millimoles Per Kilogram of Water (Mmol/Kg Water)

Some medical tests give results in millimoles per kilogram of water (mmol/kg water).

A mole is an amount of a substance that contains a large number (6 followed by 23 zeros) of molecules or atoms. A millimole is one-thousandth of a mole.
A kilogram is about 2.2 pounds.

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Last Revised: September 30, 2011

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