Blood, Plasma, and Serum Table
© 2010 by Wolters Kluwer Health. Reprinted with permission from Drug Facts and Comparisons.
2010 loose leaf edition. St. Louis, MO.
Warning: Check locally listed normal values as they vary from facility to facility.
Determination
Ammonia (NH3) 2 diffusion
20–120 mcg/dl
12–70 mcmol/L
Ammonia Nitrogen
15–45 mcg/dl
11–32
mol/L
Amylase
35–118 IU/L
0.58–1.97 mckat/L
Anion Gap (Na+ - [Cl- + HCO3-]) (P)
7–16 mEq/L
7–16 mmol/L
Antinuclear antibodies
negative at 1:10
dilution of serum
negative at 1:10
dilution of serum
Antithrombin III (AT III)
80–120 units/dl
800–1200 units/L
Bicarbonate: Arterial
21–28 mEq/L
21–28 mmol/L
Bicarbonate: Venous
22–29 mEq/L
22–29 mmol/L
Bilirubin: Conjugated (direct)
0.2 mg/dl
4 mcmol/L
Bilirubin: Total
0.1–1 mg/dl
2–18 mcmol/L
Calcitonin
<100 pg/mL
<100 ng/L
Calcium: Total
8.6–10.3 mg/dl
2.2–2.74 mmol/L
Calcium: Ionized
4.4–5.1 mg/dl
1–1.3 mmol/L
Carbon dioxide content (plasma)
21–32 mmol/L
21–32 mmol/L
Carcinoembryonic antigen
<3 ng/mL
<3 mcg/L
Chloride
95–110 mEq/L
95–110 mmol/L
Coagulation screen:
Bleeding time
3–9.5 min
180–570 sec
Prothrombin time
10–13 sec
10–13 sec
Partial thromboplastin time (activated)
22–37 sec
22–37 sec
Protein C
0.7–1.4
/mL
700–1400 units/mL
Protein S
0.7–1.4
/mL
700–1400 units/mL
Copper, total
70–160 mcg/dl
11–25 mcmol/L
Corticotropin (ACTH adrenocorticotropic
hormone) - 0800 hr
<60 pg/mL
<13.2 pmol/L
Cortisol: 0800 hr
5–30 mcg/dl
138–810 nmol/L
Cortisol: 1800 hr
2–15 mcg/dl
54–410 nmol/L
Cortisol: 2000 hr
50% of 0800 hr
50% of 0800 hr
Creatine kinase: Female
20–170 IU/L
0.33–2.83 mckat/L
Creatine kinase:Male
30–220 IU/L
0.5–3.67 mckat/L
Creatine kinase isoenzymes, MB fraction
0–12 IU/L
0–0.2 mckat/L
Creatinine
0.5–1.7 mg/dl
44–150 mcmol/L
Fibrinogen (coagulation factor I)
150–360 mg/dl
1.5–3.6 g/L
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH):
Female
2–13 mIU/mL
2–13 IU/L
Midcycle
5–22 mIU/mL
5–22 IU/L
Male
1–8 mIU/mL
1–8 IU/L
Glucose, fasting
65–115 mg/dl
3.6–6.3 mmol/L
Glucose Tolerance Test (Oral)
mg/dL
mmol/L
Normal
Normal
Fasting
70–105
3.9–5.8
60 min
120–170
6.7–9.4
90 min
100–140
5.6–7.8
120 min
70–120
3.9–6.7
Diabetic
Diabetic
Fasting
>140
>7.8
60 min
200
11.1
90 min
200
11.1
120 min
140
7.8
(
) 2 Glutamyltransferase (GGT):
Male
9–50 units/L
9–50 units/L
Female
8–40 units/L
8–40 units/L
Haptoglobin
44–303 mg/dl
0.44–3.03 g/L
Hematologic tests:
Fibrinogen
200–400 mg/dl
2–4 g/L
Hematocrit (Hct), female
36%–44.6%
0.36–0.446 fraction of 1
Hematocrit (Hct), male
40.7%–50.3%
0.4–0.503 fraction of 1
Hemoglobin A1C
5.3%–7.5% of total Hgb
0.053–0.075
Hemoglobin (Hb), female
12.1–15.3 g/dl
121–153 g/L
Hemoglobin (Hb), male
13.8–17.5 g/dl
138–175 g/L
Leukocyte count (WBC)
3800–9800/mcl
3.8–9.8
109/L
Erythrocyte count (RBC), female
3.5–5
106/mcl
3.5–5
1012/L
Erythrocyte count (RBC), male
4.3–5.9
106/mcl
4.3–5.9
1012/L
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
80–97.6 mcm3
80–97.6 fl
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
27–33 pg/cell
1.66–2.09 fmol/cell
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrate (MCHC)
33–36 g/dl
20.3–22 mmol/L
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sedrate, ESR)
30 mm/hr
30 mm/hr
Erythrocyte enzymes:
250–5000 units/106 cells
250–5000 mcunits/cell
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD)
Ferritin
10–383 ng/mL
23–862 pmol/L
Folic acid: normal
>3.1–12.4 ng/mL
7–28.1 nmol/L
Platelet count
150–450
103/mcl
150–450
109/L
Reticulocytes
0.5%–1.5% of erythrocytes
0.005–0.015
Vitamin B12
223–1132 pg/mL
165–835 pmol/L
Iron: Female
30–160 mcg/dl
5.4–31.3 mcmol/L
Iron: Male
45–160 mcg/dl
8.1–31.3 mcmol/L
Iron binding capacity
220-420 mcg/dl
39.4–75.2 mcmol/L
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
1.2–7 units/L
1.2–7 units/L
Isoenzymes
Fraction 1
14%–26% of total
0.14–0.26 fraction of total
Fraction 2
29%–39% of total
0.29–0.39 fraction of total
Fraction 3
20%–26% of total
0.20–0.26 fraction of total
Fraction 4
8%–16% of total
0.08–0.16 fraction of total
Fraction 5
6%–16% of total
0.06–0.16 fraction of total
Lactate dehydrogenase
100–250 IU/L
1.67–4.17 mckat/L
Lactic acid (lactate)
6–19 mg/dl
0.7–2.1 mmol/L
Lead
50 mcg/dl
2.41 mcmol/L
Lipase
10–150 units/L
10–150 units/L
Lipids:
Total Cholesterol
Desirable
<200 mg/dl
<5.2 mmol/L
Borderline-high
200–239 mg/dl
<5.2–6.2 mmol/L
High
>239 mg/dl
>6.2 mmol/L
LDL
Desirable
<130 mg/dl
<3.36 mmol/L
Borderline-high
130–159 mg/dl
3.36–4.11 mmol/L
High
>159 mg/dl
>4.11 mmol/L
HDL (low)
<35 mg/dl
<0.91 mmol/L
Triglycerides
Desirable
<200 mg/dl
<2.26 mmol/L
Borderline-high
200–400 mg/dl
2.26–4.52 mmol/L
High
400–1000 mg/dl
4.52–11.3 mmol/L
Very high
>1000 mg/dl
>11.3 mmol/L
Magnesium
1.3–2.2 mEq/L
0.65–1.1 mmol/L
Osmolality
280–300 mOsm/kg
280–300 mmol/kg
Oxygen saturation (arterial)
94%–100%
0.94–1 fraction of 1
PCO2, arterial
35–45 mm Hg
4.7–6 kPa
pH, arterial
7.35–7.45
7.35–7.45
PO2, arterial: Breathing room air1
80–105 mm Hg
10.6–14 kPa
On 100% O2
<500 mm Hg
Phosphatase (acid), total at 37°C
0.13–0.63 IU/L
2.2–10.5 IU/L or
2.2–10.5 mckat/L
Phosphatase alkaline2
20–130 IU/L
20–130 IU/L or
0.33–2.17 mckat/L
Phosphorus, inorganic,3 (phosphate)
2.5–5 mg/dl
0.8–1.6 mmol/L
Potassium
3.5–5 mEq/L
3.5–5 mmol/L
Progesterone
Female
0.1–1.5 ng/mL
0.32–4.8 nmol/L
Follicular phase
0.1–1.5 ng/mL
0.32–4.8 nmol/L
Luteal phase
2.5–28 ng/mL
8–89 nmol/L
Male
<0.5 ng/mL
<1.6 nmol/L
Prolactin
1.4–24.2 ng/mL
1.4–24.2 mcg/L
Prostate specific antigen
0–4 ng/mL
0–4 ng/mL
Protein: Total
6–8 g/dl
60–80 g/L
Protein: Albumin
3.5–5 g/dl
36–50 g/L
Protein: Globulin
2.3–3.5 g/dl
23–35 g/L
Rheumatoid factor
<60 IU/mL
<60 kIU/L
Sodium
135–147 mEq/L
135–147 mmol/L
Testosterone: Female
6–86 ng/dl
0.21–3 mmol/L
Testosterone: Male
270–1070 ng/dl
9.3–37 nmol/L
Thyroid Hormone Function Tests:
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
0.35–6.2 mcU/mL
0.35–6.2 mU/L
Thyroxine-binding globulin capacity
10–26 mcg/dl
100–260 mcg/L
Total triiodothyronine (T3)
75–220 ng/dl
1.2–3.4 nmol/L
Total thyroxine by RIA (T4)
4–11 mcg/dl
51–142 nmol/L
T3 resin uptake
25%–38%
0.25–0.38 fraction of 1
Transaminase, AST (aspartate aminotransferase, SGOT)
11–47 IU/L
0.18–0.78 mckat/L
Transaminase, ALT (alanine aminotransferase, SGPT)
7–53 IU/L
0.12–0.88 mckat/L
Transferrin
220–400 mg/dL
2.20–4.00 g/L
Urea nitrogen (BUN)
8–25 mg/dl
2.9–8.9 mmol/L
Uric acid
3–8 mg/dl
179–476 mcmol/L
Vitamin A (retinol)
15–60 mcg/dl
0.52–2.09 mcmol/L
Zinc
50–150 mcg/dl
7.7–23 mcmol/L
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