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Pediatric Normal Values PDF
A PPEND I X B
Pediatric Normal Laboratory Values
Dean B. Andropoulos
Department of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
For conversion of conventional (US) units to SI units, see: Values are reference values from Texas Children’s Hospital
www.soc-bdr.org/rds/authors/unit_tables_ Clinical Laboratory, current as of August 2011. All practi-
conversions_and_genetic_dictionaries/e5196/index_ tioners are urged to consult the normal laboratory values
en.html for their local laboratory, as these may differ from those
listed below. They are also advised to continually check
for updated normal ranges.
Gregory's Pediatric Anesthesia, Fifth Edition. Edited by George A. Gregory, Dean B. Andropoulos.
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Published 2012 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Appendix B 1301
Ammonia (P)
Age μmol/L
0–7 days 54–94
8–30 days 47–80
1–12 months 15–47
1–15 yrs 22–48
≥16 yrs 9–26
(Continued)
1302 Appendix B
Anti-Dnase-B
Age
0–5 yrs ≤1:60
6–18 yrs ≤1:170
≥19 yrs ≤1:85
Bilirubin (S, P)
Premature (mg/dL) Full-term (mg/dL)
Age Total Total
Up to 23 h 1–8 2–6
24–48 h 6–12 6–10
3–5 days 10–14 4–8
≥1 month mg/dL
Bc conjugated <0.35
Bu unconjugated <1.0
Total 0.2–1.0
Blood gases
pH
Capillary/arterial
Age
Newborn 7.33–7.49
1 day 7.25–7.43
2–30 days 7.32–7.43
1 month 7.34–7.43
2 months–1 yr 7.34–7.46
≥2 yrs
Appendix B 1303
Male 7.35–7.45
Female 7.36–7.44
Venous
All ages 7.32–7.42
pCO2
Capillary/arterial
Age mmHg
0–1 month 27–40
2 months–1 yr 26–41
≥2 yrs
Male 36–46
Female 33–43
Venous
All ages 40–50
Ca2+(ionized) (WB)
Age mmol/L
0–30 days 0.90–1.45
1–5 months 0.95–1.50
≥6 months 1.10–1.30
Calcium (S)
Age mg/dL
0–11 months 8.0–10.7
1–3 yrs 8.7–9.8
4–11 yrs 8.8–10.1
12–13 yrs 8.8–10.6
14–15 yrs 9.2–10.7
≥16 yrs 8.9–10.7
Calcium (U) – timed 42–353 mg/24 h
Calcium (U) – random No reference range
Ceruloplasmin (S)
Age mg/dL
0–1 month 3–25
1–11 months 14–44
1 yr–9 yrs 23–51
≥10 yrs 18–46
Cholesterol (S, P)
Age mg/dL
0–11 months 50–120
1 yr 70–190
2–15 yrs 135–200
≥16 yrs 130–200
Cholesterol, HDL (S, P)
Age Male (mg/dL) Female (mg/dL)
6–15 yrs 38–75 35–73
≥16 yrs 30–64 35–80
Cholesterol, LDL
Age Male (mg/dL) Female (mg/dL)
6–16 yrs 64–130 60–140
17–18 yrs 63–135 59–141
19–21 yrs 65–145 60–155
≥22 yrs 65–161 62–162
Cortisol (S)
Age μg/dL
1–7 days 2–11
1–12 months 2.8–23
Appendix B 1305
D-dimer (P)
Adult ≤0.40 μg/mL FEU
Neonatal reference range from cord blood <3.40 μg/mL FEU
Ferritin (S)
Age ng/mL
1 day–6 months 36–391
7–12 months 36–100
1–5 yrs 36–84
>6 yrs
Male 36–311
Female 36–92
Fibrinogen (P)
Adult 220–440 mg/dL
Neonatal reference range from cord blood 135–283 mg/dL
(Continued)
1306 Appendix B
Fibrin split product (FSP) (P) 1:2 Dilution = Negative (<5 μg/mL)
Haptoglobin (S)
Age mg/dL
0–1 yr 34–175
2–3 yrs 30–140
4–5 yrs 30–191
≥6 yrs 35–181
Hematocrit (B)
Age %
0–30 days 44–70
1 month 32–42
2–6 months 29–41
7 months–2 yrs 33–39
3–6 yrs 34–40
7–12 yrs 35–45
13–18 yrs/female 36–45
13–18 yrs/male 37–49
≥19 yrs/female 36–46
≥19 yrs/male 41–53
Hemoglobin (B)
Age g/dL
0–30 days 15.0–22.0
1 month 10.5–14.0
2–6 months 9.5–13.5
7 months–2 yrs 10.5–14.0
3–6 yrs 11.5–14.5
7–12 yrs 11.5–15.5
13–18 yrs/female 12.0–16.0
13–18 yrs/male 13.0–16.0
≥19 yrs/female 12.0–16.0
≥19 yrs/male 13.5–17.5
Homocysteine
Age M/F (μmol/L)
2 months–10 yrs 3.3–8.3
11–15 yrs 4.7–10.3
16–18 yrs 4.7–11.3
Male Female
≥19 yrs 5.9–16.0 3.4–20.4
LDH (CSF)
Age
0–30 days 2.3–8.4 U/L
≥1 month Approximately 10% of serum value
Lipase (S, P)
Age U/L
0–9 yrs 25–120
10–13 yrs 15–110
14–18 yrs 25–110
≥19 yrs 23–300
Magnesium (S, P)
Age mg/dL
0–6 days 1.2–2.6
7–30 days 1.6–2.4
1 month–1 yr 1.6–2.6
2–5 yrs 1.5–2.4
6–9 yrs 1.6–2.3
10–13 yrs 1.6–2.2
≥14 yrs 1.5–2.3
Magnesium (U) – timed 12.4–191.9 mg/24 h
Magnesium (U) – random No reference range
Potassium (S, P)
Age mmol/L
0–30 days 4.5–7.0 (venous or arterial)
4.5–7.5 (heel stick)
1–2 months 4.0–6.2
3–11 months 3.7–5.6
≥1 yr 3.5–5.5
Potassium (U) – timed 40–80 mmol/24 h
Potassium (U) – random No reference range
Potassium (WB)
Age mmol/L
Premature 4.5–7.0
Appendix B 1311
Pre-albumin (S)
Age mg/dL
0–6 days 4–20
7–41 days 8–25
≥42 days 18–44
Urinalysis (U)
Specific gravity 1.001–1.035
pH 4–9
Protein Neg
Glucose Neg
Ketone Neg
Bilirubin Neg
Urobilinogen <2.0
WBC 0–4/HPF
RBC 0–4/HPF
EPI (epithelial cells) 0–4/LPF
Age Seg (%) Band (%) Lymphs (%) Monos (%) EOS (%) BASO (%) ANC
0–30 days 32–67 0–8 25–37 0–9 0–2 0–1 6.0–23.5
1 month 20–46 0–4.5 28–84 0–7 0–3 0–1 1.0–9.0
2–11 months 20–48 0–3.8 34–88 0–5 0–3 0–1 1.0–8.5
1–6 yrs 37–71 0–1.0 17–67 0–5 0–3 0–1 1.5–8.0
7–12 yrs 33–76 0–1.0 15–61 0–5 0–3 0–1 1.5–8.0
13–18 yrs 33–76 0–1.0 15–55 0–4 0–3 0–1 1.8–8.0
≥19 yrs 33–76 0–0.7 14–54 0–4 0–3 0–1 1.8–7.7
A, arterial; ADP, adenosine diphosphate; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; B, blood; band, banded neutrophils; BASO, basophils; C, capillary; CSF, cerebro-
spinal fluid; EOS, eosinophils; F, female; FEU, fibrinogen equivalent units; GPL, gG phospholipid units/mL; HPF, high power field; IU, international units;
lymphs, lymphocytes; LPF, low power field; M, male; monos, monocytes; MPL, IgM phospholipid units/mL; P, plasma; S, serum; seg, segmented neutrophils;
SWT, sweat; U, urine; WB, whole blood.