Normal Lab Values

* Reference values only; normal ranges will vary between labs *

Hematology
Hgb
Hct
RBCs
Plt
WBCs (differential below)
Neutrophils
Segs
Bands
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils
ESR
Fe
Fe Sat
FDP
Ferritin
Fibrinogen
Haptoglobin
Hgb A1C
MCH
MCHC
MCV
PT
aPTT
Reticulocytes
TIBC
Transferrin
TT
+

Na
K+
ClHCO3BUN
Creatinine
Glucose

: 13.5-17.5 g/dl
: 12.0-16.0 g/dl
: 39-49%
: 35-45%
: 4.3-5.7 (x108/l)
: 3.8-5.1 (x108/l)
150-450 x103/l
4.5-11.0 x103/l
57-67%
54-62%
3-5%
23-33%
3-7%
1-3%
0-1%
: <15 mm/hr
: <20 mm/hr
: 65-175 g/dl
: 50-170 g/dl
: 20-50%
: 15-50%
<10 g/ml
: 20-250 ng/ml
: 10-120 ng/ml
150-350 mg/dl
26-185 mg/dl
5.0-7.5%
26-34 pg
33-37%
80-100 fl
10-14 sec
20-40 sec
0.5-1.5%
250-400 g/dl
200-400 mg/dl
13-20 sec

Chemistries
135-145 mEq/l
3.5-5.3 mEq/l
95-105 mEq/l
22-29 mEq/l
10-26 mg/dl
0.6-1.3 mg/dl
70-115 mg/dl

Anion Gap
Osmolality
Ca2+ total
Ca2+ ionized
Mg+
Phosphate
FP
Albumin
IgA
IgG
IgM
Lactate
Protein (total)
Uric Acid
Zn

7-16 mEq/l
275-300 mOsm/kg
8.5-10.5 mg/dl
4.65-5.28 mg/dl
1.3-2.4 mEq/l
2.5-4.5 mg/dl
<10 ng/mol
3.5-5.5 g/dl
70-312 mg/dl
640-1350 mg/dl
56-350 mg/dl
0.5-1.3 mEq/l
6.0-8.0 g/dl
: 3.0-7.4 mg/dl
: 2.1-6.3 mg/dl
55-135 g/dl

Liver/Pancreas
ALT
Alkaline Phosphatase
Ammonia
AST
Bilirubin (total)
Bilirubin (conjugated)
GGT
LDH
Amylase
C peptide
Lipase

0-40 IU/l
: 38-126 U/l
: 70-230 U/l
10-50 mol/l
7-40 IU/l
0.2-1.0 mg/dl
0-0.2 mg/dl
0-50 U/l
90-190 U/l
25-125 U/l
0.7-1.89 ng/ml
10-140
>60yo: 10-180

Lipids
Total Cholesterol
LDL
HDL
Triglycerides

<200 mg/dl
<130 mg/dl
: >29 mg/dl
: >35 mg/dl
: 40-160 mg/dl
: 35-135 mg/dl

Other
CPK
CPK MB
Acid Phosphatase
B12
CA-125
Cu+
Folate
Pb
PSA

: 38-174 U/l
: 26-140 U/l
<5%
<0.8 IU/ml
100-700 pg/ml
<35 U/ml
: 70-140 g/dl
: 80-155 g/dl
3-15 ng/ml
<10 g/dl
<4.0 ng/ml

Zn2+

70-150 g/dl

Blood Gases
pH
pCO2
pO2
HCO3
O2 sat

Arterial
7.35-7.45
35-45
80-100
21-27
95-99%

Venous
7.32-7.42
41-51
25-40
24-28

Urine
pH
Minimal Volume
Specific Gravity
Osmolality
Creatinine
Creatinine Clearance
Urea Nitrogen
Ca2+
K+
Na+
Phosphate
Uric Acid
Albumin
Amylase
Glucose
Protein

5-9
0.5-1.0 mg/kg/hr
1.015-1.030
600-1400 mOsm/kg
: 14-26 mg/kg/day
: 11-20 mg/kg/day
: 100-150 ml/min
: 90-140 ml/min
*rough estimate only; varies with BMI
12-20 g/day
100-300 mg/day
25-125 mEq/day
40-220 mEq/day
0.4-1.3 g/day
250-750 mg/day
10-100 mg/day
1-17 U/hr
<0.5 g/day
10-100 mg/day

CSF
Pressure
WBC
Protein
Glucose

60-180 mmH2O
0-5 /l
15-45 mg/dl
40-80 mg/dl

Synovial Fluid
WBC

Protein
Glucose
Uric Acid
LDH

<200 /l
Trauma, OA, SLE
Gout, RA
Septic
<3.0 g/dl
>50 mg/dl
<8.0 mg/dl
< Serum LDH

<3,000 /l
>4,000 /l
>60,000 /l

Endocrine
Aldosterone
Cortisol

Supine: 3-10 ng/dl

Upright: 5-30
0800h: 6-23 g/dl
1600h: 3-15 g/dl
2200h: 50% of 0800h value

Gastrin
GH (<60yo)

<100 pg/ml
: <2 ng/ml
: <10 ng/ml
: <10 ng/ml
: <14 ng/ml
Follicular: 60-200 pg/ml
Luteal:160-400 pg/ml
Menopause: 130 pg/ml
Follicular: 1-9 mU/ml
Ovulation: 6-26 mU/ml
Luteal: 1-9 mU/ml
Menopause: 30-118 mU/ml
Follicular: 1-12 mU/ml
Mid-cycle: 16-104 mU/ml
Luteal: 1-12 mU/ml
Menopause: 16-66 mU/ml
Follicular: 0.15-0.7 ng/ml
Luteal: 2.0-25 ng/ml
<20 ng/ml
10-65 pg/ml
20-200 million/ml
Free
52-280 pg/ml
Total
300-1000 ng/dl
Uptake
0.82-1.18
Total
100-200 ng/dl
Total
5.0-12.0 g/dl
Free
0.3-2.3 ng/dl
16-34 g/dl
<10 U/ml
>60yo : 2-7.3 U/ml
>60yo : 2-16.8 U/ml

GH (>60yo)
Estrogen
FSH

LH

Progesterone
Prolactin
PTH
Sperm
Testosterone
T3
T4
TBG
TSH

Toxic Levels
Acetominophen
CO Hgb
EtOH (in a non-alcoholic patient)

Ethylene Glycol
Lead
MeOH
Salicylate

>200 g/ml
>20%
Intoxicated
Lethargic
Coma
Resp. Distress, Death
>20 mg/dl
>100 g/dl
>200 mg/l
>300 g/ml

>100 mg/dl
>200 mg/dl
>300 mg/dl
>500 mg/dl

Differential of Cerebral Spinal Fluid

Color
Adult (nl)
Newborn

clear
clear

Opening
Pressure
(mmH2O)
70-180
70-180

Glucose
(mg/100ml)

Cells (#/mm3)

Protein
(mg/100ml)

45-80
2/3 serum

0-5 lymphs
40-60 lymphs

15-45
20-120

Viral
Infection
Bacterial
Infection
TB/fungal

clear/cloudy

normal or

normal

cloudy

clear/cloudy

Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage

bloody

normal

normal or

10-500
lymphs
25-10,000
PMNs
10-500
lymphs
WBC/RBC
ratio same as
serum

Differential of Ascitic or Pleural Fluid

Specific Gravity
Protein (ratio of sample to
serum)
LDH (ratio of sample to
serum)

Transudate
<1.016
<0.5

Exudate
>1.016
>0.5

<0.6

>0.6

Gram Stains and Organisms

Gram (+) Cocci

Clusters:
Coagulase+ Staph aureus
Coagulase - S.
epidermiditis
Clostridium,
Corynebacterium, Listeria,
Bacillus sp.
Neisseria sp.
Haemophilus sp.
E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella,
Proteus, Enterobacter,
Klebsiella, Serratia,
Pseudomonas, etc.

Gram (+) Rods

Gram (-) Diplococci
Gram (-) Coccoid Rods
Gram (-) Rods

Chains:
Streptococcus

Differential of Microcytic Anemia

Disease Process
Iron Deficiency
Chronic Disease
Sideroblastic
Anemia
Thalassemia

Ferritin

normal or
normal or

Serum Fe

normal

TIBC

normal or

RDW

normal
normal

normal or

normal or

normal or

normal or