Normal Lab Values

Test

Abbreviatio
n

Normal Ranges

Hematology

White Blood Cell

WBC

Hemoglobin

Hgb

Glysolated hemoglobin

HgbA1c

Hematocrit

Hct

Red blood cell

RBC

Non-Blacks: 4000 - 10,000/ml

(4-10K/mL)
Blacks 2800 - 10,000/mL (2.8
-10K/ul)
M: 13.5-17.5 g/dL
F: 12.0-16.0 g/dL
5.6 - 7.5 % of total Hgb
M: 41-53%
F: 36-46%
M: 4.5-5.9 x 106 cells/mL
F: 4.0-5.2 x 106 cells/mL

Mean corpuscular volume

MCV

80-100 fL

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCH

26-34 pg/cell

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

concentration

MCHC

31.5-36.3 gm/dL

Reticulocytes

Retic

33-137 x 103 cells/mL

Platelets

Plt

150-400 x 103/mL

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ESR

0-20 mm/hr

Prothrombin time

PT

11-14 seconds

Partial thromboplastin time

PTT

25-35 seconds

International normalized ratio

INR

0.8 to 1.2

Na+

136-146 mEq/L

Coagulation Parameters

Chemistry Tests
Sodium

Chloride

C1-

98-106 mEq/L

Potassium

K+

3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L

Bicarbonate

HCO3

23-29 mEq/L

Glucose

Glu

70 - 105 mg/dL

Creatinine

Cr

0.5-1.2 mg/dL

Blood urea nitrogen

BUN

7-18 mg/dL

Calcium

Ca2+

8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL

Inorganic phosphorus (phosphate)

PO4

3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL

M: 3.5 - 7.2 mg/dL

Urate (Uric Acid)

F: 2.6 - 6.0 mg/dL

Lactate dehydrogenase

LDH

88-230 U/L

Iron

Fe

50 - 175 ug/dL

Total iron binding capacity

TIBC

250-460 ug/dL

Ferritin
Albumin

20-300 mg/mL
Alb

Total Protein

3.5-6.0 g/dL
6-8g/dl

Alkaline phosphatase

Alk phos

40 - 130 U/L

Aspartate aminotransferase

AST (SGOT) 12-37 IU/L

Alanine aminotransferase

ALT (SGPT) 3-25 IU/L

Total bilirubin

T.bili

0.1-1.2 mg/dL

Direct bilirubin

0- 0.2mg/dl

Amylase

0 - 130 U/L

Lipase

<95 U/L

Thyroid stimulating hormone

TSH

0.5 - 4.6 uU/ml

Thyroxine

free FT4

9 - 24 pmol/L

Tri-iodothyronine

Total T3

70 -132 ng/dL

Cholesterol

<200 mg/dL

Fasting triglycerides

<250 mg/dL

High density lipoprotein

HDL

Low density lipoprotein

LDL

Osmolality

M: 40-50 mg/dL
F: 50-60 mg/dL
<130 mg/dL
270-290 mOsm/kg (L)

Arterial Blood Gases

pH

7.35-7.45

pCO2

35-40 mmHg

pO2

83-100 mmHg

Urine Analysis
Urine electrolytes

Na+, K+, Cl+ variable, wide range

Urine osmolality

Uosm

38-1400 mOsm/L

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