Milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L)

Some medical tests report results in milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L).

  • An equivalent is the amount of a substance that will react with a certain number of hydrogen ions. A milliequivalent is one-thousandth of an equivalent.
  • A liter measures fluid volume. It is a little bigger than a quart.

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