 Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH): 0.4-0.
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Arterial Blood Gases
 Partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2): 75 - 100 mmHg
 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2): 38 -
42 mmHg
 Arterial blood pH: 7.38 - 7.42
 Oxygen saturation (SaO2): 94 - 100%
 Bicarbonate - (HCO3): 22 - 28 mEq/L
The oxygen value is lower with an altitude of > 3,000
feet.
Electrolytes
 Ammonia: 15-50 µmol/L
 Ceruloplasmin: 15-60 mg/dL
 Chloride: 95-105 mmol/L
 Copper: 70-150 µg/dL
 Creatinine: 0.8-1.3 mg/dL
 Blood urea nitrogen: 8-21 mg/dL
 Ferritin: 12-300 ng/mL (men), 12-150 ng/mL
(women)
 Glucose: 65-110 mg/dL
 Inorganic phosphorous: 1-1.5 mmol/L
 Ionized calcium: 1.03-1.23 mmol/L
 Magnesium: 1.5-2 mEq/L
 Phosphate: 0.8-1.5 mmol/L
 Potassium: 3.5-5 mmol/L
 Pyruvate: 300-900 µg/dL
 Sodium: 135-145 mmol/L
 Total calcium: 2-2.6 mmol/L
 Total iron-binding capacity: 45-85 µmol/L
 Total serum iron: 65-180 µg/dL (men), 30-170
µg/dL (women)
 Transferrin: 200-350 mg/dL
 Urea: 1.2-3 mmol/L
 Uric acid: 0.18-0.48 mmol/L
 Zinc: 70-100 µmol/L
Hematology
 Hemoglobin: 13-17 g/dL (men), 12-15 g/dL
(women)
 Hematocrit 40%-52% (men), 36%-47%
 Glycosylated hemoglobin 4%-6%
 Mean corpuscular volume (MCV): 80-100 fL
 Red blood cell distribution width (RDW): 11.5%-
14.5%
fmol/cell
 Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
(MCHC): 30-35 g/dL
 Reticulocytes 0.5%-1.5%
 White blood cells (WBC) 4-10 x 10^9/L
 Neutrophils: 2-8 x 10^9/L
 Bands: < 1 x 10^9/L
 Lymphocytes: 1-4 x 10^9/L
 Monocytes: 0.2-0.8 x 10^9/L
 Eosinophils: < 0.5 x 10^9/L
 Platelets: 150-400 x 10^9/L
 Prothrombin time: 11-14 sec
 International normalized ratio (INR): 0.9-1.2
 Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT): 20-40
sec
 Fibrinogen: 1.8-4 g/L
 Bleeding time: 2-9 min
Lipids
 Triglycerides: 50-150 mg/dL
 Total cholesterol: 3-5.5 mmol/L
 High-density lipoprotein (HDL): 40-80 mg/dL
 Low-density lipoprotein (LDL): 85-125 mg/dL
Acid Base Values
 pH: 7.35-7.45
 Base excess: (-3)-(+3)
 H+: 36-44 nmol/L
 Partial pressure of oxygen (pO2): 75-100 mm Hg
 Oxygen saturation: 96%-100%
 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2): 35-45
mm Hg
 Bicarbonate (HCO3): 18-22 mmol/L
Gastrointestinal Tests
 Albumin: 35-50 g/L
 Alkaline phosphatase: 50-100 U/L
 Alanine aminotransferase (ALT): 5-30 U/L
 Amylase: 30-125 U/L
 Aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 5-30 U/L
 Direct bilirubin: 0-6 µmol/L
 Gamma glutamyl transferase: 6-50 U/L
 Lipase: 10-150 U/L
 Total bilirubin: 2-20 µmol/L
 Total protein: 60-80 g/L  Prostate-specific antigen (PSA): < 4 ug/L

Cardiac Enzymes Miscellaneous

 Creatine kinase: 25-200 U/L  Alpha 1-antitrypsin: 20-50 µmol/L

 Creatine kinase MB (CKMB): 0-4 ng/mL  Angiotensin-converting enzyme: 23-57 U/L
 Troponin: 0-0.4 ng/mL  C-reactive protein: < 5 mg/L
 D-dimer: < 500 ng/mL
Hormones  Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR): Less than
age/2 mm/hour
 17 hydroxyprogesterone (female, follicular): 0.2-1  Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH): 50-150 U/L
mg/L  Lead: < 40 µg/dL
 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH): 4.5-20  Rheumatoid factor: < 25 IU/ml
pmol/L
 Estradiol: 1.5-5 ng/dL (male), 2-14 ng/dL (female,
follicular), 2-16 ng/dL (female, luteal), < 3.5 ng/dL
(postmenopausal) UNIT
 Free T3: 0.2-0.5 ng/dL OF APPROXIM APPROXIMA
 Free T4: 10-20 pmol/L MEAS ATE UNIT OF TE
 Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH): 1-10 IU/L UREM EQUIVALE MEASURE EQUIVALENT
(male), 1-10 IU/L (female, follicular/luteal), 5-25 ENT NT(S) MENT (S)
IU/L (female, ovulation), 30-110 IU/L
(postmenopause)
1 1 teaspoon 1 gallon 1 gallon = 4
 Growth hormone (fasting) : 0-5 ng/mL teaspo = 60 drops quarts
 Progesterone: 70-280 (ovulation), ng/dL on 1 teaspoon 1 gallon = 8
= 5 mL pints
 Prolactin: < 14 ng/mL
1 gallon =
 Testosterone (male): 10-25 nmol/L 3,785 mL
 Thyroxine-binding globulin: 12-30 mg/L
 Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH): 0.5-5 mIU/L
1 1 1 pound 1 pound = 16
 Total T4: 4.9-11.7 mg/dL tablesp tablespoon ounces
 Total T3: 0.7-1.5 ng/dL oon =3 1 pound = 480
teaspoons g
 Free T3: 0.6-1.6 ng/mL
1
tablespoon
Vitamins = 15 mL

 Folate (serum) : 7-36 nmol/L 1 fluid 1 fluid 1 cup 1 cup = 8

 Vitamin A: 30-65 µg/dL ounce ounce = 2 ounces
tablespoons 1 cup = 16
 Vitamin B12: 130-700 ng/L
1 fluid tablespoons
 Vitamin C: 0.4-1.5 mg/dL ounce = 30 1 cup = 240
 Vitamin D: 5-75 ng/mL mL mL

Tumor Markers 1 16 ounces = 1 pint 1 pint = 2 cups

ounce 1 pound 1 pint = 480
(weight 1 ounce 30 mL
 Alpha fetoprotein: 0-44 ng/mL
) g
 Beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG): < 5
IU/I
 CA19.9: < 40 U/mL 1 quart 1 quart = 2
pints
 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA): < 4 ug/L 1 quart = 4
 Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP): 0-3 U/dL
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OF APPROXIM APPROXIMA
MEAS ATE UNIT OF TE
UREM EQUIVALE MEASURE EQUIVALENT
ENT NT(S) MENT (S)

cups