Normal Lab Values
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Normal Lab Values
REFERENCE RANGE
SI REFERENCE
INTERVALS
BLOOD, PLASMA, SERUM
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 8-20 U/L
8-20 U/L
Amylase, serum
25-125 U/L
25-125 U/L
Aspartate aminotransferase
(AST)
8-20 U/L
8-20 U/L
Bilirubin, serum (adult) Total //
Direct
0.1-1.0 mg/dL // 0.0-0.3
mg/dL
2-17 mol/L // 0-5
mol/L
Calcium, serum (Total)
8.4-10.2 mg/dL
2.1-2.8 mmol/L
Cholesterol, serum
< 200 mg/dL
< 5.2 mmol/L
Cortisol, serum
0800 h: 5-23 g/dL // 1600 138-635 nmol/L //
h: 3-15 g/dL
82-413 nmol/L
2000 h: 50% of 0800 h
Creatine kinase, serum (at 30
Male: 25-90 U/L
C) ambulatory
Fraction of 0800 h:
0.50
25-90 U/L
Female: 10-70 U/L
10-70 U/L
0.6-1.2 mg/dL
53-106 mol/L
Sodium
135-145 mEq/L
136-145 mmol/L
Chloride
95-105 mEq/L
95-105 mmol/L
Potassium
3.5-5.0 mEq/L
3.5-5.0 mmol/L
Bicarbonate
22-28 mEq/L
22-28 mmol/L
Magnesium
1.5-2.0 mEq/L
1.5-2.0 mmol/L
24-28 wks // 32-36 wks
30-170 ng/mL // 60-280
ng/mL
104-590 // 208-970
nmol/L
28-32 wks // 36-40 wks
40-220 ng/mL // 80-350
ng/mL
140-760 //
280-1210 nmol/L
Ferritin, serum
Male: 15-200 ng/mL
15-200 g/L
Female: 12-150 ng/mL
12-150 g/L
Follicle-stimulating hormone,
serum/plasma
Male: 4-25 mIU/mL
Creatinine, serum
Electrolytes, serum
Estriol (E3) total, serum (in
pregnancy)
4-25 U/L
Female: -- premenopause
4-30 U/L
4-30 mIU/mL
-- midcycle peak 10-90
mIU/mL
10-90 U/L
--postmenopause 40-250
mIU/mL
40-250 U/L
pH
7.35-7.45
[H + ] 36-44 nmol/L
PCO 2
33-45 mm Hg
4.4-5.9 kPa
Gases, arterial blood (room
air)
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PO 2
75-105 mm Hg
10.0-14.0 kPa
Glucose, serum
Fasting: 70-110 mg/dL
3.8-6.1 mmol / L
2-h postprandial: < 120
mg/dL
< 6.6 mmol/L
Fasting: < 5 ng/mL
< 5 g/L
provocative stimuli: 7
ng/mL
> 7 g/L
IgA
76-390 mg/dL
0.76-3.90 g/L
IgE
0-380 IU/mL
0-380 kIU/mL
IgG
650-1500 mg/dL
6.5-15 g/L
IgM
40-345 mg/dL
0.4-3.45 g/L
Iron
50-170 g/dL
9-30 mol/L
Growth hormone - arginine
stimulation
Immunoglobulins, serum
Lactate dehydrogenase, serum 45-90 U/L
45-90 U/L
Luteinizing hormone,
serum/plasma
Male: 6-23 mIU/mL
6-23 U/L
Female: --follicular phase
5-30 mIU/mL
5-30 U/L
--midcycle 75-150 mIU/mL 75-150 U/L
--postmenopause 30-200
mIU/mL
30-200 U/L
Osmolality, serum
275-295 mOsmol/kg
275-295
mOsmol/kg
Parathyroid hormone, serum,
N-terminal
230-630 pg/mL
230-630 ng/L
Phosphatase (alkaline), serum 20-70 U/L
20-70 U/L
Phosphorus (inorganic), serum 3.0-4.5 mg/dL
1.0-1.5 mmol/L
Prolactin, serum (hPRL)
< 20 ng/mL
< 20 g/L
Total (recumbent)
6.0-7.8 g/dL
60-78 g/L
Albumin
3.5-5.5 g/dL
35-55 g/L
Globulins
2.3-3.5 g/dL
23-35 g/L
Thyroid-stimulating hormone,
serum or plasma
0.5-5.0 U/mL
0.5-5.0 mU/L
Thyroidal iodine ( 123 I) uptake
8-30% of administered
dose/24 h
0.08-0.30/24 h
Thyroxine (T 4 ), serum
5-12 g/dL
64-155 nmol/L
Triglycerides, serum
35-160 mg/dL
0.4-1.81 mmol/L
Triiodothyronine (T 3 ), serum
(RIA)
115-190 ng/dL
1.8-2.9 nmol/L
Triiodothyronine (T 3 ) resin
uptake
25-35%
0.25-0.35
Urea nitrogen, serum (BUN)
7-18 mg/dL
1.2-3.0 mmol
urea/L
Uric acid, serum
3.0-8.2 mg/dL
0.18-0.48 mmol/L
Proteins, serum
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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Cell count
0-5 cells/mm 3
0-5 x 10 6 /L
Chloride
118-132 mEq/L
118-132 mmol/L
Gamma globulin
3-12% total proteins
0.03-0.12
Glucose
40-70 mg/dL
2.2-3.9 mmol/L
Pressure
70-180 mm H 2 O
70-180 mm H 2 O
Proteins, total
< 40 mg/dL
< 0.40 g/L
Bleeding time
2-7 minutes
2-7 minutes
Erythrocyte count
Male: 4.3-5.9 million/mm 3 4.3-5.9 x 10 12 /L
HEMATOLOGIC
Female: 3.5-5.5 million/mm
3
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Male: 0-15 mm/h
(Westergren)
3.5-5.5 x 10 12 /L
0-15 mm/h
Female: 0-20 mm/h
0-20 mm/h
Male: 41-53%
0.41-0.53
Female: 36-46%
0.36-0.46
Hemoglobin A 1C
6%
0.06%
Hemoglobin, blood
Male: 13.5-17.5 g/dL
2.09-2.71 mmol/L
Female: 12.0-16.0 g/dL
1.86-2.48 mmol/L
1-4 mg/dL
0.16-0.62 mol/L
Leukocyte count
4500-11,000/mm 3
4.5-11.0 x 10 9 /L
Segmented neutrophils
54-62%
0.54-0.62
Band forms
3-5%
0.03-0.05
Eosinophils
1-3%
0.01-0.03
Basophils
0-0.75%
0-0.0075
Lymphocytes
25-33%
0.25-0.33
Monocytes
3-7%
0.03-0.07
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
25.4-34.6 pg/cell
0.39-0.54 fmol/cell
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
concentration
31-36% Hb/cell
4.81-5.58 mmol
Hb/L
Mean corpuscular volume
.80-100 m 3
80-100 fl
Partial thromboplastin time
(activated)
25-40 seconds
25-40 seconds
Platelet count
150,000-400,000/mm 3
150-400 x 10 9 /L
Prothrombin time
11-15 seconds
11-15 seconds
Reticulocyte count
0.5-1.5% of red cells
0.005-0.015
Thrombin time
< 2 seconds
< 2 seconds deviation from
deviation from
control
control
Hematocrit
Hemoglobin, plasma
Leukocyte count and
differential
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Volume
Plasma
Male: 25-43 mL/kg
0.025-0.043 L/kg
Female: 28-45 mL/kg
0.028-0.045 L/kg
Male: 20-36 mL/kg
0.020-0.036 L/kg
Female: 19-31 mL/kg
0.019-0.031 L/kg
0-35 mmol/L
0-35 mmol/L
Calcium
100-300 mg/24 h
2.5-7.5 mmol/24 h
Chloride
Varies with intake
Varies with intake
Creatinine clearance
Male: 97-137 mL/min
Red cell
SWEAT
Chloride
URINE
Female: 88-128 mL/min
Estriol, total (in pregnancy)
30 wks
6-18 mg/24 h
21-62 mol/24 h
35 wks
9-28 mg/24 h
31-97 mol/24 h
40 wks
13-42 mg/24 h
45-146 mol/24 h
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids
Male: 3.0-10.0 mg/24 h
8.2-27.6 mol/24 h
Female: 2.0-8.0 mg/24 h
5.5-22.0 mol/24 h
Male: 8-20 mg/24 h
28-70 mol/24 h
Female: 6-15 mg/24 h
21-52 mol/24 h
17-Ketosteroids, total
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Osmolality
50-1400 mOsmol/kg
Oxalate
8-40 g/mL
90-445 mol/L
Potassium
Varies with diet
Varies with diet
Proteins, total
< 150 mg/24 h
< 0.15 g/24 h
Sodium
Varies with diet
Varies with diet
Uric acid
Varies with diet
Varies with diet
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