Reference

Test Name
Range

Acid phosphatase, prostatic, serum 0 - 0.8 U/L

6.0 - 76.0
ACTH
pg/mL

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum

male 10 - 55 U/L
female 7 - 30 U/L

3.5 - 5.2
Albumin, serum
g/dL

11 - 48
Albumin, CSF
mg/dL

Aldosterone, serum or plasma

2 to 5 times
Standing (normal salt diet) normal
supine
Recumbent (normal salt diet) 2 - 9 ng/dL

45 - 150
Alkaline phosphatase, serum
U/L

100 - 200
Alpha-1-antitrypsin, serum
mg/dL
Alpha-fetoprotein (non-maternal) <15 ng/mL

7 - 27
Ammonia, plasma
micromol/L

Antinuclear antibody <1:20

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum 14 - 59 U/L

180 - 914
B12 (cobalamin), serum
pg/mL

20 - 29
Bicarbonate (HCO3-), serum
mmol/L

0 - 0.3
Bilirubin, direct, serum
mg/dL

0.2 - 1.9
Bilirubin, total, serum
mg/dL

2-9
Bleeding time
minutes

7 - 20
BUN (blood urea nitrogen), serum
mg/dL
CBC (complete blood count)
3600 -
WBC count, total
11,200/mm3
4.5 - 5.9
RBC count, whole blood, male
million/mm3
3.5 - 5.5
RBC count, whole blood, female
million/mm3
Hemoglobin, female 12 - 16 g/d
13 - 18
Hemoglobin, male
g/dL
Hematocrit, female 36 - 46 %
Hematocrit, male 41 - 53 %
25 - 35
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
pg/cell
31 - 36
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin conc (MCHC)
g/dL
84 - 100
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
mm3
Red cell distribution width 6 - 12%
140,000 -
Platelet count 440,000/m
m3

Differential WBC blood count, adult

Neutrophils 45 - 79 %
Bands 0-5%
Lymphocytes 16 - 47 %
Monocytes 0-9%
Eosinophils 0-6%
Basophils 0-3%
 8.4 - 10.2
Calcium, serum
mg/dL

1.11 - 1.30
Calcium, ionized, serum
mmol/L

20 - 29
CO2 content, total, serum
mmol/L

35 - 45 mm
CO2, arterial (PaCO2)
Hg

<5% total
Carboxyhemoglobin, whole blood Hgb (<0.05
saturation)

0.0 - 3.0
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), serum
ng/mL

Catecholamines, urine free (adult)

0 - 25
Epinephrine microgm/24
hr
0 - 100
Norepinephrine microgm/24
hr
60 - 440
Dopamine microgm/24
hr
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - adult
11 - 48
albumin
mg/dL
cell count 0 - 5 monos
118 - 132
chloride
mmol/L
50 - 75
glucose
mg/dL
8.0 - 8.6
IgG
mg/dL
70 - 180
pressure
mm water
15 - 45
protein
mg/dL

25 - 63
Ceruloplasmin, serum
mg/dL

101 - 111
Chloride, serum or plasma
mmol/L

100 - 240
Cholesterol, total serum
mg/dL

40 - 59
Cholesterol, HDL, serum (desirable)
mg/dL

88 - 201
Complement C3, serum
mg/dL
 16 - 47
Complement C4, serum
mg/dL

26 - 190
Copper, serum
mcrgm/dL

3 - 35
Copper, urine mcrgm/dL/d
ay

6.0 - 76.0
Corticotropin (ACTH), plasma
pg/mL

Cortisol, plasma
6 - 23
8 am
mcrgm/dL
0-9
8 pm
mcrgm/dL

20 - 70
Cortisol, free urine microgm/da
y

0.9 - 3.9
C-peptide, serum
ng/mL

C-reactive protein, serum <0.8 mg/dL

Creatine kinase (CK), serum

 20 - 180
female
U/L
20 - 200
male
U/L

Creatine kinase isoenzymes

0-5
MB fraction
microgm/L

0.7 - 1.4
Creatinine, serum
mg/dL

<0.5
d-Dimer screen, plasma microgm/m
L

Differential WBC blood count, adult

Neutrophils 45 - 79 %
Bands 0-5%
Lymphocytes 16 - 47 %
Monocytes 0-9%
Eosinophils 0-6%
Basophils 0-3%

Electrolytes, serum
136 - 144
Sodium
mmol/L
3.7 - 5.2
Potassium
mmol/L
 101 - 111
Chloride
mmol/L
20 - 29
CO2 content, total
mmol/L
7 - 20
Urea nitrogen (BUN)
mg/dL
0.7 - 1.4
Creatinine
mg/dL
64 - 125
Glucose, fasting
mg/dL

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

0 - 20
female
mm/hr
0 - 10
male
mm/hr

Estradiol, female
<73 pg/mL (postmenopausal)
30 - 400 pg/mL (normal hormonal cycle)

Fecal fat (as stearic acid) 0 - 6 g/day

Ferritin, serum
7 - 340
male
ng/mL
7 - 75
female
ng/mL
 <2.5
Fibrin degradation products, plasma microgm/m
L

150 - 350
Fibrinogen, plasma
mg/dL

2.8 - 17.8
Folate (folic acid), serum
ng/mL

Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT),serum

male 10 - 70 U/L
female 10 - 55 U/L

0 - 100
Gastrin, serum
pg/mL

2.6 - 4.1
Globulin, serum
g/dL

40 - 130
Glucagon, plasma
pg/mL

64 - 125
Glucose, plasma, fasting
mg/dL

Growth hormone, plasma 0 - 5 ng/mL

 16 - 200
Haptoglobin, serum
mg/dL

HCG, serum quantitative

female 2 - 8 IU/L
male 0 - 5 IU/L

40 - 59
HDL cholesterol, serum (desirable)
mg/dL

Hematocrit (Hct)
female 36 - 46 %
male 41 - 53 %

Hemoglobin (Hgb)
12 - 16
female
g/dL
13 - 18
male
g/dL

Hemoglobin A1C 4.1 - 6.5%

<11
Homocysteine, plasma, total
micromol/L

0 - 15
Homovanillic acid (HVA), urine
mg/day
Immunoglobulins, quantitative serum
68 - 378
IgA
mg/dL
768 - 1632
IgG
mg/dL
60 - 263
IgM
mg/dL
10 - 180
IgE
IU/L

5 - 35
Insulin, serum or plasma, total
microU/mL

Iron, serum
30 - 160
female microgm/m
L
50 - 170
male microgm/m
L

240 - 450
Iron binding capacity, serum
microgm/dL

Ketones, serum or urine negative

0.5 - 2.2
Lactic acid, plasma
mmol/L

300 - 600
Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), serum
U/L
 3600 -
Leukocyte count, total (WBC count)
11,200/mm3

30 - 210
Lipase, serum
U/L

LDL cholesterol, serum <110 mg/dL

Lymphocyte subsets (absolute count)

440 -
CD4 cells 1600/microl
iter
180 -
CD8 cells 850/microlit
er

1.6 - 2.3
Magnesium, serum
mg/dL

25 - 35
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
pg/cell

31 - 36
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
g/dL

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 84 - 100 fl

Metanephrines, urine, adult

 0 - 300
microgm/g
metanephrine
m of
creatinine
0 - 400
microgm/g
normetanephrine
m of
creatinine

0 - 0.4
Methylmalonic acid, serum
micromol/L

5'-Nucleotidase, serum 0 - 15 U/L

280 - 303
Osmolality, serum
mOsm/kg

80 - 100
Oxygen, arterial (PaO2), room air
mm Hg

Oxygen saturation, arterial 96 - 100%

10 - 60
Parathyroid hormone (intact), serum
pg/mL

25 - 40
Partial thromboplastin time, activated (PTT or APTT), plasma
seconds

7.35 - 7.45
pH, arterial
pH
 2.6 - 4.5
Phosphorus, inorganic, serum
mg/dL

140,000 -
Platelet count 440,000/m
m3

3.7 - 5.2
Potassium, serum
mmol/L

2 - 26
Prolactin, serum
ng/mL

0.0 - 4.0
Prostate-specific antigen
ng/mL

6.3 - 8.2
Protein, total, serum
g/dL

10.7 - 15.0
Prothrombin time (PT), plasma
seconds

RBC count, whole blood

4.5 - 5.9
male
million/mm3
3.5 - 5.5
female
million/mm3

Renin activity, plasma, adult

 0.5 - 3.3
upright
ng/mL/hr
0.2 - 1.6
supine
ng/mL/hr

0.5 - 2.7 %
Reticulocyte count
of RBC's

Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte (ESR)

1 - 20
female
mm/hr
1 - 10
male
mm/hr

136 - 144
Sodium, serum
mmol/L

200 - 890
Testosterone, total (morning), serum
ng/dL

0.0 - 2.0
Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibody, serum
IU/mL

0.4 - 5.0
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), serum
mU/L

0.8 - 1.8
Thyroxine, free, serum
ng/dL
 age & sex
Thyroxine binding globulin, serum
dependent

Thyroxine, free, index 1.5 - 3.1

4.5 - 10.9
Thyroxine, total (T4), serum
microgm/dL

212 - 360
Transferrin, serum
mg/dL

30 - 250
Triglycerides (fasting), serum
mg/dL

70 - 180
Triiodothyronine, total (T3), serum
ng/dL

<0.4 ng/mL
(>2.0
Troponin I, serum
suggests
acute MI)

7 - 20
Urea nitrogen (BUN), serum
mg/dL

Uric Acid, serum

2.5 - 6.1
female
mg/dL
3.7 - 8.0
male
mg/dL
 0-7
Vanillylmandelic acid, urine
mg/day

Viscosity, serum 1.1 - 1.8 cP

210 - 911
Vitamin B12, serum
pg/mL

3600 -
WBC count, total
11,200/mm3

Values adapted from User's Guide, ARUP Laboratories

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