Appendix I. Normal laboratory values

HEMATOLOGY/COAGULATION

TestNormal Range
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)25–35 sec
Erythrocyte count (RBC count)M: 4.5–5.5 million cells/mm3
F: 4.0–4.9 million cells/mm3
Hematocrit (HCT, Hct)M: 41%–50%
F: 36%–44%
Hemoglobin (Hb, Hgb)M: 13.5–16.5 g/dL
F: 12.0–15.0 g/dL
Leukocyte count (WBC count)4.5–10.0 thousand cells/mm3
Leukocyte differential count
 Basophils0%–0.75%
 Eosinophils1%–3%
 Lymphocytes25%–33%
 Monocytes3%–7%
 Neutrophils—bands3%–5%
 Neutrophils—segmented54%–62%
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)26–34 pg/cell
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)31%–37% Hb/cell
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)80–100 fL
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)60–85 sec
Platelet count (thrombocyte count)100–450 thousand/mm3
Prothrombin time (PT)11–13.5 sec
RBC count (see Erythrocyte count)

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY (SERUM PLASMA, URINE)

TestNormal Range
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)8–36 units/L
8–78 units/L (children 0–2 mos)
Albumin3.2–5 g/dl
Alkaline phosphatase33–131 (adults 25–60 yrs)
51–153 (adults older than 60 yrs)
Amylase30–110 units/L
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)5–35 units/L
Bilirubin (direct)0–0.3 mg/dL
Bilirubin (total)0.1–1.2 mg/dL
BUN7–20 mg/dL
Calcium, ionized2.24–2.46 mEq/L
Calcium (total)8.6–10.3 mg/dL
Carbon dioxide (CO2) total23–30 mEq/L
Chloride95–108 mEq/L
Cholesterol (total)
 HDL cholesterol
 LDL cholesterol
Less than 200 mg/dL
40–60 mg/dL
Less than 160 mg/dL
Creatinine0.5–1.4 mg/dl
Creatinine clearanceM: 80–125 ml/min/1.73 m2
F: 75–115 ml/min/1.73 m2
Creatine kinase (CK) isoenzymes
 CK-BB
 CK-MB (cardiac)
 CK-MM (muscle)
0%
0%–3.9%
96%–100%
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)8–150 units/L
Ferritin13–300 ng/ml
Glucose (preprandial)Less than 115 mg/dL
Glucose (fasting)60–110 mg/dL
Glucose (nonfasting, 2 hrs postprandial)Less than 120 mg/dL
Hemoglobin A1cLess than 8
Iron66–150 mcg/dL
Iron-binding capacity, total (TIBC)250–420 mcg/dL
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)56–194 units/L
Lipase23–208 units/L
Magnesium1.6–2.5 mg/dL
Osmolality289–308 mOsm/kg
Oxygen saturation90–95 (arterial)
40–70 (venous)
pH7.35–7.45 (arterial)
7.32–7.42 (venous)
Phosphorus, inorganic2.8–4.2 mg/dL
Potassium3.5–5.2 mEq/L
Protein (total)6.5–7.9 g/dL
Sodium134–149 mEq/L
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)0.7–6.4 milliunits/L (adults 20 yrs or younger)
0.4–4.2 milliunits/L (adults 21–54 yrs)
0.5–8.9 milliunits/L (adults 55–87 yrs)
TransferrinGreater than 200 mg/dL
Triglycerides (TG)45–155 mg/dL
Urea nitrogen7–20 mg/dL
Uric acidM: 2–8 mg/dL
F: 2–7.5 mg/dL