Normal Lab Values
* = Included in the Biochemical Profile (SMA-12)
SI REFERENCE
REFERENCE RANGE
INTERVALS
BLOOD, PLASMA, SERUM
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT,
8-20 U/L 8-20 U/L
GPT at 30C)
Amylase, serum 25-125 U/L 25-125 U/L
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST,
8-20 U/L 8-20 U/L
GOT at 30C)
Bilirubin, serum (adult) Total // 0.1-1.0 mg/dL // 0.0-0.3 2-17 mol/L // 0-5
Direct mg/dL 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
0800 h: 5-23 g/dL // 1600 h: 138-635 nmol/L // 82-
Cortisol, serum
3-15 g/dL 413 nmol/L
Fraction of 0800 h:
2000 h: = 50% of 0800 h
=0.50
Creatine kinase, serum (at 30C)
Male: 25-90 U/L 25-90 U/L
ambulatory
Female: 10-70 U/L 10-70 U/L
* Creatinine, serum 0.6-1.2 mg/dL 53-106 mol/L
Electrolytes, serum
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 (mg 2+) 1.5-2.0 mEq/L 1.5-2.0 mmol/L
Estriol (E3) total, serum (in pregnancy)
30-170 ng/mL // 60-280 104-590 // 208-970
24-28 wks // 32-36 wks
ng/mL nmol/L
40-220 ng/mL // 80-350 140-760 // 280-1210
28-32 wks // 36-40 wks
ng/mL 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, Male: 4-25 mIU/mL 4-25 U/L
serum/plasma
Female: -- premenopause 4-
4-30 U/L
30 mIU/mL
-- midcycle peak 10-90
10-90 U/L
mIU/mL
--postmenopause 40-250
40-250 U/L
mIU/mL
Gases, arterial blood (room air)
pH 7.35-7.45 [H+] 36-44 nmol/L
PCO2 33-45 mm Hg 4.4-5.9 kPa
PO2 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
< 6.6 mmol/L
mg/dL
Growth hormone - arginine
Fasting: < 5 ng/mL < 5 g/L
stimulation
provocative stimuli: 7 ng/mL > 7 g/L
Immunoglobulins, serum
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
Lactate dehydrogenase, serum 45-90 U/L 45-90 U/L
Luteinizing hormone,
Male: 6-23 mIU/mL 6-23 U/L
serum/plasma
Female: --follicular phase 5-
5-30 U/L
30 mIU/mL
--midcycle 75-150 mIU/mL 75-150 U/L
--postmenopause 30-200
30-200 U/L
mIU/mL
Osmolality, serum 275-295 mOsmol/kg 275-295 mOsmol/kg
Parathyroid hormone, serum, N-
230-630 pg/mL 230-630 ng/L
terminal
Phosphatase (alkaline), serum (p-
20-70 U/L 20-70 U/L
NPP at 30C)
Phosphorus (inorganic), serum 3.0-4.5 mg/dL 1.0-1.5 mmol/L
Prolactin, serum (hPRL) < 20 ng/mL < 20 g/L
Proteins, serum
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,
0.5-5.0 U/mL 0.5-5.0 mU/L
serum or plasma
8-30% of administered
Thyroidal iodine (123 I) uptake 0.08-0.30/24 h
dose/24 h
Thyroxine (T4), serum 5-12 g/dL 64-155 nmol/L
Triglycerides, serum 35-160 mg/dL 0.4-1.81 mmol/L
Triiodothyronine (T3), serum (RIA) 115-190 ng/dL 1.8-2.9 nmol/L
Triiodothyronine (T3) 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
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Cell count 0-5 cells/mm3 0-5 x 106/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 H2O 70-180 mm H2O
Proteins, total < 40 mg/dL < 0.40 g/L
HEMATOLOGIC
Bleeding time (template) 2-7 minutes 2-7 minutes
3
Erythrocyte count Male: 4.3-5.9 million/mm 4.3-5.9 x 1012/L
Female: 3.5-5.5
3 3.5-5.5 x 1012/L
million/mm
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Male: 0-15 mm/h 0-15 mm/h
(Westergren)
Female: 0-20 mm/h 0-20 mm/h
Hematocrit Male: 41-53% 0.41-0.53
Female: 36-46% 0.36-0.46
Hemoglobin A1C = 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
Hemoglobin, plasma 1-4 mg/dL 0.16-0.62 mol/L
Leukocyte count and differential
Leukocyte count 4500-11,000/mm3 4.5-11.0 x 109/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
31-36% Hb/cell 4.81-5.58 mmol Hb/L
concentration
Mean corpuscular volume .80-100 m3 80-100 fl
Partial thromboplastin time
25-40 seconds 25-40 seconds
(activated)
3 9
Platelet count 150,000-400,000/mm 150-400 x 10 /L
Prothrombin time 11-15 seconds 11-15 seconds
Reticulocyte count 0.5-1.5% of red cells 0.005-0.015
< 2 seconds deviation from < 2 seconds deviation
Thrombin time
control from control
Volume
Plasma Male: 25-43 mL/kg 0.025-0.043 L/kg
Female: 28-45 mL/kg 0.028-0.045 L/kg
Red cell Male: 20-36 mL/kg 0.020-0.036 L/kg
Female: 19-31 mL/kg 0.019-0.031 L/kg
SWEAT
Chloride 0-35 mmol/L 0-35 mmol/L
URINE
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
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
17-Ketosteroids, total Male: 8-20 mg/24 h 28-70 mol/24 h
Female: 6-15 mg/24 h 21-52 mol/24 h
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
