Normal Laboratory (Lab) Values / Results

Red
RBC
RBC
RBC

Blood Cells
(Male)
(Female)
(Child)

4.2 - 5.6 M/L

3.8 - 5.1 M/L
3.5 - 5.0 M/L

White Blood Cells

WBC (Male)
3.8 - 11.0 K / mm cubed
WBC (Female)
3.8 - 11.0 K / mm cubed
WBC (Child)
5.0 - 10.0 K / mm cubed
Hemoglobin
Hgb (Male)
Hgb (Female)
Hgb (Child)
Hgb (Newborn)

14
11
10
15

Hematocrit
Hct (Male)
Hct (Female)
Hct (Child)

39 - 54%
34 - 47%
30 - 42%

MCV
MCH
MCHC

18
16
14
25

g/dL
g/dL
g/dL
g/dL

78 - 98 fL
27 - 35 pg
31 - 37%

Neutrophils
50 - 81%
Bands
1 - 5%
Lymphocytes
14 - 44%
Monocytes
2 - 6%
Eosinophils
1 - 5%
Basophils
0 - 1%
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
(also referred to as "sed rate")
0 - Age / 2 for males (or 0-17 mm/hr)
& 0 - Age + 10 / 2 for females (or 1-25 mm/hr)
CARDIAC MARKERS
Troponin I
0 - 0.1 ng/ml
Troponin T
0 - 0.2 ng/ml
Myoglobin (Male)
10 - 95 ng/ml
Myoglobin (Female)
10 - 65 ng/ml
BNP
BNP

Greater than 500 pg/ml

Less than 100 pg/ml

CK-MB

0% - 3.9%

Ejection
55-70%
40-55%
30-40%
<30%

( likely congestive heart failure )

( congestive heart failure unlikely )

Fraction
Normal
mild LV dysfunction
moderate LV dysfunction
severe LV dysfunction

GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Acetone
0.3 - 2.0 mg%
Albumin
3.5 - 5.0 gm/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase ( slang term = alka phos )

32 - 110 U/L

Anion gap
5 - 16 mEq/L
Ammonia
11 - 35 mol/L
Amylase
50 - 150 U/dL
AST, SGOT (Male)
7 - 21 U/L
AST, SGOT (Female)
6 - 18 U/L
direct bilirubin
0.0 - 0.4 mg/dL
indirect bilirubin
total bilirubin - direct bilirubin
total bilirubin
0.2 - 1.4 mg/dL
BUN
6 - 23 mg/dL
Calcium (total)
8 - 11 mg/dL
Carbon dioxide
21 - 34 mEq/L
Chloride
96 - 112 mEq/L
Creatinine
0.6 - 1.5 mg/dL
Ethanol
0 mg% ; Coma: greater than or equal to 400 - 500 mg%
ferritin
13-300 ng/mL
GGT (male)
11-63 IU/L
GGT (female)
8-35 IU/L
folic acid
2.0 - 21 ng/mL
Glucose
70 - 110 mg/dL
Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c)
4 - 6% is normal ( diabetic patients a
re to keep the value < 7-8% )
Iron
52 - 169 g/dL
Iron binding capacity
246 - 455 g/dL
Lactic acid
0.4 - 2.3 mEq/L
Lactate
0.3 - 2.3 mEq/L
LDH (lactate dehydrogenase )
56-194 IU/L
Lipase
10 - 140 U/L
Magnesium
1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL
Osmolarity
276 - 295 mOsm/kg
parathyroid hormone
12 - 68 pg/mL
Phosphorus
2.2 - 4.8 mg/dL
Potasssium
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Protein (total)
6.0 - 9.0 gm/dL
SGPT
8 - 32 U/L
Sodium
135 - 148 mEq/L
T3
0.8 - 1.1 g/dL
Thyroglobulin
Less than 55 ng/mL
Thyroxine (T4) total
5 - 13 g/dL
Total protein
5 - 9 gm/dL
TSH
Less than 9 U/mL
Urea nitrogen
8 - 25 mg/dL
Uric acid (Male)
3.5 - 7.7 mg/dL
Uric acid (Female)
2.5 - 6.6 mg/dL
LIPID PANEL (ADULT)
Cholesterol (total)
Cholesterol (HDL)
Cholesterol (LDL)
Triglycerides (Male)
Triglycerides (Female)

Less than 200 mg/dL

30 - 75 mg/dL
Less than 130 mg/dL
Greater than 40 - 170 mg/dL
Greater than 35 - 135 mg/dL

URINALYSIS
Color
Straw
specific gravity
1.003 - 1.040
pH
4.6 - 8.0
sodium
10 - 40 mEq/L
potassium
Less than 8 mEq/L
chloride
Less than 8 mEq/L

protein
1 - 15 mg/dL
rbc's
0 - 2 per hpf
wbc's
0 - 2 per hpf
ketones
negative
blood
negative
urobilogen
0.2-1.0 Ehr U/dl
urine nitrite
negative
osmolality
80 - 1300 mOsm/L
24-HOUR URINE
amylase
250 - 1100 IU / 24 hr
calcium
100 - 250 mg / 24 hr
chloride
110 - 250 mEq / 24 hr
creatinine
1 - 2 g / 24 hr
creatine clearance (male)
100 - 140 mL / min
creatine clearance (male)
16 - 26 mg / kg / 24 hr
creatine clearance (female)
80 - 130 mL / min
creatine clearance (female)
10 - 20 mg / kg / 24 hr
magnesium
6 - 9 mEq / 24 hr
osmolality
450 - 900 mOsm / kg
phosphorus
0.9 - 1.3 g / 24 hr
potassium
35 - 85 mEq / 24 hr
protein
0 - 150 mg / 24 hr
sodium
30 - 280 mEq / 24 hr
urea nitrogen
10 - 22 gm / 24 hr
uric acid
240 - 755 mg / 24 hr
COAGULATION
ACT
90 APTT
21 Platelets
Plasminogen
PT
10 PTT
32 FSP
Less
fibrinogen
bleeding time
thrombin time

130 seconds
35 seconds
140,000 - 450,000 / mL
62 - 130%
14 seconds
45 seconds
than 10 g/dL
160 - 450 mg/dL
3 - 7 minutes
11 - 15 seconds

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
appearance
glucose
osmolality
pressure
protein
total cell count
wbc's
0 - 6 /

clear
40 - 85 mg/dL
290 - 298 mOsm/L
70 - 180 mm/H2O
15 - 45 mg/dL
0 - 5 cells
L

NEUROLOGICAL VALUES
cerebral perfusion pressure
70 - 90 mm Hg
intracranial pressure
5 - 15 mm Hg or 5 - 10 cm H2O
ARTERIAL VALUES
pH
PCO2

7.35 - 7.45
35 - 45 mmHg

bicarbonate
22 - 26 mEq/L
O2 sat
96 - 100%
PO2
85 - 100 mmHg
base excess
-2 to +2 mmol/L
VENOUS VALUES
pH
7.31
PCO2
41 bicarbonate
O2 sat
60 PO2
30 base excess

- 7.41
51 mmHg
22 - 29 mEq/L
85%
40 mmHg
0 to +4 mmol/L

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Underweight
Normal weight
Overweight
Obesity
Morbid Obesity

< 18.5
18.5 - 24.9
25 - 29.9
> 30
> 40