title: [SI units in medicine].
abstract: The current concepts of a standarized reporting system in medicine and in clinical pathology (Systeme International d'Unites. SI); is reviewed. SI units in medicine permit a better physiological approach to the understanding of biochemical alterations of disease. The usefulness of the SI system in different areas of clinical pathology, and a report form of the laboratory are outlined.
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000592:standards; D007391:International Cooperation; D014894:Weights and Measures / Q000592:standards*
vernacular_title: Unidades SI en medicina