NORMAL ADULT LABORATORY VALUES

BLOOD, PLASMA, SERUM

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, GPT at 30C)...................... 8-20 U/L
Alkaline Phosphatase39-117 U/L
Amylase, serum..................................................................... 25-125 U/L
Antistreptolysin O titer............................................................ < 240 g/L
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT at 30C).................. 8-20 U/L
Bilirubin, serum
Total........................................................................... 0.1-1.0 mg/dL (2-17 mol/L)
Direct......................................................................... 0.0-0.3 mg/dL (0-5 mol/L)
Calcium, serum...................................................................... 8.4-10.2 mg/dL (2.1-2.8 mmol/L)
Cholesterol, plasma............................................................... 140-250 mg/dL (3.6-6.5 mmol/L)
CO2 content, blood................................................................. 24-35 mEq/L (24-35 mmol/L)
Cortisol, serum
0800 h....................................................................... 5-23 g/dL (138-635 nmol/L)
1600 h....................................................................... 3-15 g/dL (82-413 nmol/L)
2000 h....................................................................... < 50% of 0800 h
Creatine phosphokinase, serum (cpk)
Male.......................................................................... 25-90 U/L
Female...................................................................... 10-70 U/L
Creatinine phospokinase mb fraction..< 5 % mb value
Creatinine, serum.................................................................. 0.6-1.2 mg/dL (53-106 mol/L)
Electrolytes, serum
Sodium...................................................................... 135-147 mEq/L (135-147 mmol/L)
Chloride..................................................................... 95-105 mEq/L (95-105 mmol/L)
Potassium................................................................. 3.5-5.0 mEq/L (3.5-5.0 mmol/L)
Bicarbonate............................................................... 22-28 mEq/L (22-28 mmol/L)
Estriol (E3) total, serum (in pregnancy)
24-28 wks................................................................. 30-170 ng/mL (104-590 nmol/L)
28-32 wks................................................................. 40-220 ng/mL (140-760 nmol/L)
32-36 wks................................................................. 60-280 ng/mL (208-970 nmol/L)
36-40 wks................................................................. 80-350 ng/mL (280-1210 nmol/L)
Ferritin, serum
Male....... .................................................................. 15-200 ng/mL (15-200 g/L)
Female...................................................................... 12-150 ng/mL (12-150 g/L)
Fibrinogen............................................................................. 200-400 mg/dL (2.0-4.0 g/L)
Follicle-stimulating hormone, serum/plasma
Male.......................................................................... 4-25 mIU/mL (4-25 U/L)
Female
Premenopause............................................. 4-30 mIU/mL (4-30 U/L)
Midcycle peak.............................................. 10-90 mIU/mL (10-90 U/L)
Postmenopause........................................... 40-250 mIU/mL (40-250 U/L)
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT)...................................... 8-69 U/L
Gases, arterial blood (room air)
Ph.............................................................................. 7.35-7.4 ([H+] 36-44 nmol/L)
PO2........................................................................... 75-105 mm Hg (10.0-14.0 kPa)
PCO2......................................................................... 33-44 mm Hg (4.4-5.9 kPa)
O2 saturation.............................................................. 96-100% (0.96-1.00)
Glucose, serum
Fasting...................................................................... 70-110 mg/dL (3.8-6.1 mmol/L)
2 h postprandial........................................................ < 120 mg/dL (< 6.6 mmol/L)
Growth hormone - arginine stimulating
Fasting.....................................................................
< 5 ng/mL (< 5 g/L)
Provocative stimuli...................................................
> 7 ng/mL (> 7 g/L)
Immunoglobulins, serum
IgA............................................................................ 76-390 mg/dL (0.76-3.90 g/L)
IgE............................................................................. 0-380 IU/mL (0-380 kIU/mL)
IgG............................................................................ 650-1500 mg/dL (6.5-15 g/L)

IgM............................................................................ 40-345 mg/dL (0.4-3.45 g/L)

Iron........................................................................................ 50-170 g/dL (9-30 mol/L)
Lactate dehydrogenase (L --> P, 30C)................................ 45-90 U/L
Lipase..0-160 U/L
Luteinizing hormone, serum/plasma
Male.........................................................................
6-23 mIU/mL (6-23 U/L)
Female
Follicular phase...........................................
5-30 mIU/mL (5-30 U/L)
Midcycle......................................................
75-150 mIU/mL (75-150 U/L)
Postmenopause..........................................
30-200 mIU/mL (30-200 U/L)
Osmolality, serum................................................................
275-295 mOsm/kg
Parathyroid hormone, serum, N-terminal............................
230-630 pg/mL (230-630 ng/L)
Phosphatase (alkaline), serum (p-NPP at 30C)................
20-70 U/L
Phosphorus (inorganic), serum..........................................
3.0-4.5 mg/dL (1.0-1.5 mmol/L)
Prolactin, serum (hPRL)......................................................
< 20 ng/mL (< 20 g/L)
Proteins, serum
Total (recumbent)...................................................
6.0-7.8 g/dL (60-78 g/L)
Albumin...................................................................
3.5-5.5 g/dL (35-55 g/L)
Globulins.................................................................
2.3-3.5 g/dL (23-35 g/L)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)....................................
0.5-5.0 U/mL (0.5-5.0 mU/L)
Thyroidal iodine (I123) uptake...............................................
8-30% of administered dose/24 h
Thyroxine (T4), serum.........................................................
5-12 g/dL (64-155 nmol/L)
Troponin I.0 0.4 ng/ml
Triglycerides, serum...........................................................
35-160 mg/dL (0.4-1.81 mmol/L)
Triiodothyronine (T3), serum (RIA).....................................
115-190 ng/dL (1.8-2.9 nmol/L)
Triiodothyronine (T3), resin uptake......................................
25-35% (0.25-0.35)
Urea nitrogen, serum (BUN)...............................................
7-18 mg/dL (1.2-3.0 mmol urea/L)
Uric acid, serum..................................................................
3.0-8.2 mg/dL (0.18-0.48 mmol/L)
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Cell count...........................................................................
Chloride.............................................................................
Gamma globulin................................................................
Glucose.............................................................................
Pressure...........................................................................
Protein..............................................................................
HEMATOLOGIC
Bleeding time (template) .................................................
Erythrocyte count, blood
Male.....................................................................
Female................................................................
Hematocrit
Male...................................................................
Female...............................................................
Hemoglobin
Male...................................................................
Female..............................................................
Hemoglobin, plasma.......................................................
Leukocyte count and differential
Leukocyte count................................................
Segmented neutrophils....................................
Bands (Band forms).........................................
Eosinophils.......................................................
Basophils.........................................................
Lymphocytes....................................................
Monocytes........................................................
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin....................................
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration.......

0-5 cells/mm3 (0-5 x 106/L)

118-132 mmol/L
3-12% total proteins (0.03-0.12)
40-70 mg/dL (2.2-3.9 mmol/L)
70-180 mm H2O
< 40 mg/dL (< 0.40 g/L)
2-7 minutes
4.3-5.9 million/mm3 (4.3-5.9 x 1012/L)
3.5-5.5 million/mm3 (3.5-5.5 x 1012/L)
41-53% (0.41-0.53)
36-46% (0.36-0.46)
13.5-17.5 g/dL (2.09-2.71 mmol/L)
12.0-16.0 g/dL (1.86-2.48 mmol/L)
1-4 mg/dL (0.16-0.62 mol/L)
4500-11,000/mm3 (4.5-11.0 x 106/L)
54-62% (0.54-0.62)
3-5% (0.03-0.05)
1-3% (0.01-0.03)
0-0.75% (0-0.0075)
25-33% (0.25-0.33)
3-7% (0.03-0.07)
25.4-34.6 pg/cell (0.39-0.54 fmol/cell)
31-36% Hb/cell (4.81-5.58 mmol Hb/L)

Mean Corpuscular Volume...........................................

Partial thromboplastin time (nonactivated)...................
Platelet count, blood.....................................................
Prothrombin time ..........................................................
Red blood cell count...........................................................
Red cell (volume)
Male........................................................................
Female...................................................................
Reticulocyte count.............................................................
Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte (Westergren)
Male.......................................................................
Female...................................................................
Thrombin time....................................................................
Volume, plasma
Male......................................................................
Female..................................................................
White blood cell count........................................................
SWEAT
Chloride..............................................................................
URINE
Calcium..............................................................................
Chloride.............................................................................
Creatinine clearance
Male......................................................................
Female..................................................................
Estriol, total (in pregnancy)
30 wks...................................................................
35 wks...................................................................
40 wks...................................................................
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids
Male......................................................................
Female..................................................................
17-Ketosteroids, total
Male.....................................................................
Female.................................................................
Osmolality.........................................................................
Oxalate.............................................................................
pH......................................................................................
Potassium.........................................................................
Proteins, total....................................................................
Sodium..............................................................................
Specific gravity...................................................................
Uric acid..............................................................................

80-100 m3 (80-100 fl)

60-85 seconds
150,000-400,000/mm3 (150-400 x 10-6/L)
11-15 seconds
3.5-5.0 x 106/mm3 (3.5-5.0 x 1012/L)
20-36 mL/kg (0.020-0.036 L/kg)
9-31 mL/kg (0.019-0.031 L/kg)
0.5-1.5% of red cells (0.005-0.015)
0-15 mm/h
0-20 mm/h
< 2 seconds deviation from control
25-43 mL/kg (0.025-0.043 L/kg)
28-45 mL/kg (0.028-0.045 L/kg)
3200-9800 mm/3 (3.2-9.8 x 109/L)
0-35 mmol/L
100-300 mg/24 h (2.5-7.5 mmol/24 h)
varies with intake
97-137 mL/min
88-128 mL/min
6-18 mg/24 h (21-62 mol/24 h)
9-28 mg/24 h (31-97 mol/24 h)
13-42 mg/24 h (45-146 mol/24 h)
3.0-10.0 mg/24 h (8.2-27.6 mol/24 h)
2.0-8.0 mg/24 h (5.5-22.0 mol/24 h)
8-20 mg/24 h (28-70 mol/24 h)
6-15 mg/24 h (21-52 mol/24 h)
50-1400 mOsmol/kg
8-40 g/mL (90-445 mol/L)
4.6-8.0
varies with diet
< 150 mg/24 h (< 0.15 g/24 h)
varies with diet
1.003-1.030
varies with diet