U.S. healthcare has a very bad time with SI, Remek. The "gm." thing is
all too common, even on doctor's orders. Also, "mgm" instead of "mg."
They've never been taught about SI symbolism. In that sense, they keep
SI at arm's length.
Remek Kocz wrote:
A medical stats book I once read was primarily metric, but they'd
lapse into USC when discussing some weight and height issues. Another
favorite is the current pathology book (Robbins & Cotran) whose
authors seem to think that the symbol for gram is "gm."
Remek
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