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Blood Test Reference Ranges for Adults

This document provides reference ranges for various clinical lab tests including full blood count values, urea and electrolytes, liver function tests, other hematology tests, and biochemistry tests. The reference ranges vary according to individual labs and are listed for adults unless otherwise specified. Key values outlined include hemoglobin, white blood cell count, sodium, potassium, bilirubin, albumin, thyroid stimulating hormone, cholesterol, and blood gas levels.

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Blood Test Reference Ranges for Adults

This document provides reference ranges for various clinical lab tests including full blood count values, urea and electrolytes, liver function tests, other hematology tests, and biochemistry tests. The reference ranges vary according to individual labs and are listed for adults unless otherwise specified. Key values outlined include hemoglobin, white blood cell count, sodium, potassium, bilirubin, albumin, thyroid stimulating hormone, cholesterol, and blood gas levels.

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Reference ranges

Reference ranges vary according to individual labs. All values are for adults
unless otherwise stated
Full blood count
Haemoglobin

Men: 13.5-18 g/dl Women: 11.5-16 g/dl

Mean cell volume 82-100 fl


Platelets

150-400 * 109/l

White blood cells

4-11 * 109/l|

Urea and electrolytes


Sodium

135-145 mmol/l

Potassium

3.5 - 5.0 mmol/l

Urea

2.0-7 mmol/l

Creatinine

55-120 umol/l

Bicarbonate 22-28 mmol/l


Chloride

95-105 mmol/l

Liver function tests


Bilirubin

3-17 umol/l

Alanine transferase (ALT)

3-40 iu/l

Aspartate transaminase (AST)

3-30 iu/l

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

30-100 umol/l

Gamma glutamyl transferase (yGT) 8-60 u/l

Albumin

35-50 g/l

Total protein

60-80 g/l

Other haematology
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR)

Men: < (age / 2) mm/hr Women: <


((age + 10) / 2) mm/hr

Prothrombin time (PT)

10-14 secs

Activated partial thromboplastin


time (APTT)

25-35 secs

Ferritin

20-230 ng/ml

Vitamin B12

200-900 ng/l

Folate

3.0 nmol/l

Reticulocytes

0.5-1.5%

D-Dimer

< 400 ng/ml

Other biochemistry
Calcium

2.1-2.6 mmol/l

Phosphate

0.8-1.4 mmol/l

CRP

< 10 mg/l

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

0.5-5.5 mu/l

Free thyroxine (T4)

9-18 pmol/l

Total thyroxine (T4)

70-140 nmol/l

Amylase

70-300 u/l

Uric acid

0.18-0.48 mmol/l

Arterial blood gases


pH

7.35 - 7.45

pCO2 4.5 - 6.0 kPa


pO2

10 - 14 kPa

Lipids
Desirable lipid values depend on other risk factors for cardiovascular disease,
below is just a guide:
Total cholesterol < 5 mmol/l
Triglycerides

< 2 mmol/l

HDL cholesterol

> 1 mmol/l

LDL cholesterol

< 3 mmol/l

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