TEST

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

NORMAL VALUES
7-18 mg/dL

Carbon dioxide (CO2) (includes

bicarbonate)

23-30 mmol/L

Creatinine

0.6-1.2 mg/dL

Chloride (Cl)

98-106 mEq/L

Glucose

Potassium (K)

Sodium (Na)

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

Albumin

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

Fasting: 70-110 mg/dL

Random: 85-125 mg/dL

3.5-5 mEq/L

101-111 mEq/L or 135-148

mEq/L (depending on test)

10-40 U/L

3.8-5.0 g/dL

20-70 U/L (varies by method)

TEST
Leukocyte (White Blood Cell)

NORMAL
VALUES
X1000 cells/mm
(L)

Birth

9.0-30.0

24 hours

9.4-34.0

1 month

5.0-19.5

1-3 years

6.0-17.5

4-7 years

5.5-15.5

8-13 years

4.5-13.5

Adult

4.5-11.0

Neutrophils Bands

3-5% (total WBC

count)

Segs

54-62%

Lymphocytes

25-33%

Monocytes

3-7%

Eosinophils

1-3%

Basophils

0-0.75%

Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)

Cord

Creatine phosphokinase (CPK or

CK)

Men: 38-174 U/L Women: 96140 U/L

1-3 days

High-density lipoproteins (HDLs)

Men: 30-70 mg/dL Women:3085 mg/dL

1 week

Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)

80-140 mg/dL

2 weeks

Triglycerides

Men: 40-160 mg/dL Women:

35-135 mg/dL

Uric acid

Men: 3.5-7.2 mg/dL

Women:2.6-6.0 mg/dL

1 month
2 months
3-6 months
0.5-2 years
2-6 years

3.9-5.5
million/mm
4.0-6.6
million/mm
3.9-6.3
million/mm
3.6-6.2
million/mm
3.0-5.4
million/mm
2.7-4.9
million/mm
3.1-4.5
million/mm
3.7-5.3
million/mm
3.9-5.3

million/mm
6-12 years
12-18 years (male)
12-18 years (female)

4.0-5.2
million/mm
4.5-5.3
million/mm
4.1-5.1
million/mm

Hemoglobin
1-3 days

14.5-22.5 g/dL

2 months

9.0-14.0 g/dL

6-12 years

11.5-15.5 g/dL

12-18 years (male)

13.0-16.0 g/dL

12-18 (female)

12.0-16.0g/dL

Hematocrit
1 day

48-69%

2 days

48-75%

3 days

44-72%

2 months

28-42%

6-12 years

35-45%

12-18 years (male)

37-49%

12-18 years (female)

36-46%

Mean Corpuscular Volume

(MCV)
1-3 days

95-121m

0.5-2 years

70-86 m

6-12 years

77-95 m

12-18 years (male)

78-98 m

12-18 years (female)

78-102 m

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

(MCH)
Birth

31-37 pg/cell

1-3 days

31-37 pg/cell

1 week-1 month

28-40 pg/cell

2 months

26-34 pg/cell

3-6 months

25-35 pg/cell

0.5-2 years

23-31 pg/cell

2-6 years

24-30 pg/cell

6-12 years

25-33 pg/cell

12-18 years

25-35 pg/cell

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

Concentration (MCHC)
Birth
1-3 days
1-2 weeks
1-2 months
3 months-2 years
2-18 years

30-36 g Hg/dL
RBC
29-37 g Hg/dL
RBC
28-38 g Hg/dL
RBC
29-37 g Hg/dL
RBC
30-36 g Hg/dL
RBC
31-37 g Hg/dL
RBC

Reticulocyte Count
Infants

2-5% of RBCs

Children

0.5-4% of RBCs

12-18 years (male)

0.5-1% of RBCs

12-18 years (female)

0.5-2.5% of RBCs

Platelet Count
Birth-1 week
Thereafter

84,000478,000/mm
150,000400,000/mm

ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION
RATE (ESR)
TEST

NORMAL VALUE

Westergren
Child

0-10 mm/hour

Adult (male)

0-15 mm/hour

Adult (female)

0-20 mm/hour

Wintrobe
Child

0-13 mm/hour

Adult (male)

0-9 mm/hour

Adult (female)

0-20 mm/hour