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			| Milliequivalents (mEq)Some medical tests report results in milliequivalents (mEq). 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.Current as of:
                October 14, 2016Author:
          Healthwise Staff  Medical Review:
          Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine |  |  |  |  |  |