Normal Lab Values
Test
Abbreviatio
n
Normal Ranges
Hematology
White Blood Cell
WBC
Hemoglobin
Hgb
Glysolated hemoglobin
HgbA1c
Hematocrit
Hct
Red blood cell
RBC
Non-Blacks: 4000 - 10,000/ml
(4-10K/mL)
Blacks 2800 - 10,000/mL (2.8
-10K/ul)
M: 13.5-17.5 g/dL
F: 12.0-16.0 g/dL
5.6 - 7.5 % of total Hgb
M: 41-53%
F: 36-46%
M: 4.5-5.9 x 106 cells/mL
F: 4.0-5.2 x 106 cells/mL
Mean corpuscular volume
MCV
80-100 fL
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCH
26-34 pg/cell
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
concentration
MCHC
31.5-36.3 gm/dL
Reticulocytes
Retic
33-137 x 103 cells/mL
Platelets
Plt
150-400 x 103/mL
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESR
0-20 mm/hr
Prothrombin time
PT
11-14 seconds
Partial thromboplastin time
PTT
25-35 seconds
International normalized ratio
INR
0.8 to 1.2
Na+
136-146 mEq/L
Coagulation Parameters
Chemistry Tests
Sodium
Chloride
C1-
98-106 mEq/L
Potassium
K+
3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L
Bicarbonate
HCO3
23-29 mEq/L
Glucose
Glu
70 - 105 mg/dL
Creatinine
Cr
0.5-1.2 mg/dL
Blood urea nitrogen
BUN
7-18 mg/dL
Calcium
Ca2+
8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL
Inorganic phosphorus (phosphate)
PO4
3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL
M: 3.5 - 7.2 mg/dL
Urate (Uric Acid)
F: 2.6 - 6.0 mg/dL
Lactate dehydrogenase
LDH
88-230 U/L
Iron
Fe
50 - 175 ug/dL
Total iron binding capacity
TIBC
250-460 ug/dL
Ferritin
Albumin
20-300 mg/mL
Alb
Total Protein
3.5-6.0 g/dL
6-8g/dl
Alkaline phosphatase
Alk phos
40 - 130 U/L
Aspartate aminotransferase
AST (SGOT) 12-37 IU/L
Alanine aminotransferase
ALT (SGPT) 3-25 IU/L
Total bilirubin
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0.1-1.2 mg/dL
Direct bilirubin
0- 0.2mg/dl
Amylase
0 - 130 U/L
Lipase
<95 U/L
Thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
0.5 - 4.6 uU/ml
Thyroxine
free FT4
9 - 24 pmol/L
Tri-iodothyronine
Total T3
70 -132 ng/dL
Cholesterol
<200 mg/dL
Fasting triglycerides
<250 mg/dL
High density lipoprotein
HDL
Low density lipoprotein
LDL
Osmolality
M: 40-50 mg/dL
F: 50-60 mg/dL
<130 mg/dL
270-290 mOsm/kg (L)
Arterial Blood Gases
pH
7.35-7.45
pCO2
35-40 mmHg
pO2
83-100 mmHg
Urine Analysis
Urine electrolytes
Na+, K+, Cl+ variable, wide range
Urine osmolality
Uosm
38-1400 mOsm/L
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