cshenk wrote:
> "Goomba" wrote
>> cshenk wrote:
>>> "Dora" wrote
>>>> According to the doc's note, it says, "60 - 70 mEq (1 - 2g), whatever
>>>> that means.
>>> Oh dear! Which one is which? Your kitchen can't work with that.
>
>> It makes perfect sense to me, LOL. It is one way they quantify these
>> chemical electrolytes.
>> Depending on which 'lyte being discussed, x mEq equals y grams.
>> FYI- mEq means milliequivalent
>
> Well, hate to tell ya but the guides on all USA products she's going to need
> to *buy* use mg. She's not a chemist in a dispensary or a pharmacist.
>
> She needs to be able to go to the grocery store and read a label. Her doc
> after she had to ask came back with: 1000 to 2000 mg., potassium
>
> Scratching head. Ok, 1-2G = 1000-2000 mg.

Right. I didn't understand what you were on about at first, because 1
gram is obviously 1000 milligrams.

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