III YEAR

PAEDIATRIC REFERENCE RANGES

TEST AGE RANGE
Albumin 0-4 days 2.8-4.4 g/dl
4 days-14 years 3.8-5.4 g/dL
14-18 years 3.2-4.5 g/dL
Aldosterone 6–9 years 1–24 ng/dL
10–11 years 2–15 ng/dL
12–14 years 1–22 ng/dL
15–17 years 1–32 ng/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase Newborns (1–3 days) 95–368 IU/L
2–24 months 115–460 IU/L
2–5 years 115–391 IU/L
6–7 years 115–460 IU/L
8–9 years 115–345 IU/L
10–11 years 115–336 IU/L
12–13 years 127–403 IU/L
14–15 years 79–446 IU/L
16–18 years 58–331 IU/L
Ammonia New-borns < 50 mmol/L
Thereafter 0–35 mmol/L
Base Excess Children -2 - + 2 mEq/L
Basophils 0-1 month 0-400 mm3
1 month-5 years 0-140 mm3
5-18 years 7-140 mm3
18+ years 10-136 mm3
Bicarbonate Newborns 17.2–23.6 mEq/L
2 months–2 years 19–24 mEq/L
Children 18–25 mEq/L
Bilirubin Cord 24 hrs <1.8 mg/dL
Preterm < or = 6.0 mg/dL
Term < or = 6.0 mg/dL
48 hrs Preterm < or = 8.0 mg/dL
Term 3-5 days < or = 7.0 mg/dL
Preterm < or =12.0 mg/dL
Term < or =12.0 mg/dL
1m-adult < 1.0 mg/dL
Bleeding Time All children 2–9 min
Calcium (ionized) Neonatal 4.2-5.9 mg/dL
Calcium (Total) Birth-30 days 8.5-10.6 mg/dL
31 days-1 year 8.7-10.5 mg/dL
1-6 years 8.8-10.6 mg/dL
7-12 years 8.7-10.3 mg/dL
13-15 years 8.5-10.2 mg/dL
16-18 years 8.4-10.3 mg/dL
Carbon dioxide (CO2) Cord blood 15-20 mEq/L
Child 18-27 mEq/L
Chloride 1 year 96–111 mEq/L
 1–17 years 102–112 mEq/L
Cholesterol, High-Density 1–9 years 35–82 mg/dL
Lipoprotein 10–13 years 36–84 mg/dL
14–19 years 35–65 mg/dL
Cholesterol, Low-Density 5–9 years 63–140 mg/dL
Lipoprotein 10–14 years 64–136 mg/dL
15–19 years 59–137 mg/dL
Cholesterol, Total 1–3 years 44–181 mg/dL
6 years 108–187 mg/dL
7–9 years 112–247 mg/dL
10–13 years 125–244 mg/dL
14–19 years 106–224 mg/dL
Complement C3 96–195 mg/dL
C4 15–20 mg/dL
C-Reactive Protein Cord blood 10–350 g/L
Adult 68–8,200 g/L
Creatine Kinase New-born (1–3 days) 40–474 IU/L
Adult males 30–210 IU/L
Adult females 20–128 IU/L
Creatinine Premature 0.3-1.0 mg/dL
Neonates 0.2-0.9 mg/dL
2-12 months 0.2-0.4 mg/dL
1-2 years 0.2-0.5 mg/dL
3-4 years 0.3-0.7 mg/dL
5-6 years 0.3-0.7 mg/dL
7-8 years 0.2-0.6 mg/dL
9-10 years 0.3-0.7 mg/dL
11-12 years 0.3-0.9 mg/dL
13-15 years 0.4-0.9 mg/dL
Males 16 years + 0.6-1.2 mg/dL
Females 16 years+ 0.5-1.0 mg/dL
Differential (manual) 0-1 month 1000-20000 mm3
Neutrophils 1-3 months 1000-9000 mm3
3-6 months 1000-8500 mm3
6 months-5 years 1500-8500 mm3
5-18 years 1700-7500 mm3
Eosinophils 0-1 month 270-900 mm3
1-3 months 150-585 mm3
3 months-1 year 180-525 mm3
1-2 years 180-510 mm3
2-5 years 165-465 mm3
5-18 years 40-650 mm3
18+ years 40-390 mm3
Glucose 0-1 month 40-99 mg/dL
1 month-adult 65-99 mg/dL
Haematocrit 0-1 month 42-65 %
1-2 months 33-55 %
2-3 months 28-41 %
3-6 months 29-41 %
 6 months -1 year 31-41 %
Haemoglobin 0-1 month 13.4-19.9 gm/dl
1-2 months 10.7-17.1 gm/dl
2-3 months 9.0-14.1 gm/dl
3-6 months 9.5-14.1 gm/dl
6 months-1 year 11.3-14.1 gm/dl
Immunoglobulin D New-born 0 mg/dL
Th 0–8 mg/dL
Ereafter
Iron Birth-4 months 110-270 mcg/dL
5-23 months 30-70 mcg/dL
24-35 months 20-124 mcg/dL
3-11 years 53-119 mcg/dL
Lactate Dehydrogenase 1–3 days 40–348 IU/L
(LDH) 1 month–5 years 150–360 IU/L
5–8 years 150–300 IU/L
8–12 years 130–300 IU/L
12–14 years 130–280 IU/L
14–16 years 130–230 IU/L
Lead 0–15 years < 10 g/dL
Lymphocytes 0-1 month 2000-11000 mm3
1-3 months 2500-16500 mm3
3-6 months 4000-13500 mm3
6 months-1 year 4000-10500 mm3
1-2 years 3000-9500 mm3
2-5 years 2000-8000 mm3
5-18 years 1250-7000 mm3
18+ years 875-3300 mm3
MCH 0-1 month 31-37 pg
1-3 months 27-36 pg
3-6 months 25-35 pg
6 months-1 year 23-31 pg
MCHC 0-6 months 28-36 g/dL RBC
6 months-1 year 32-36 g/dL RBC
MCV 0-1 month 88-123 femtoliters
1-3 months 91-112 femtoliters
3-6 months 74-108 femtoliters
6 months-1 year 70-85 femtoliters
Monocytes 0-1 month 540-1800 mm3
1-3 months 350-1365 mm3
3-12 months 300-875 mm3
1-2 years 300-850 mm3
2-5 years 275-775 mm3
5-18 years 28-825 mm3
18+ years 130-860 mm3
Oxygen Saturation New-born 85%–90%
Thereafter 95%–99%
Oxygen, Partial Pressure Birth 8–24 mmHg
(PO2) 1 hour 55–80 mmHg
1 day 83–108 mmHg
Partial Thromboplastin Time Children 42–54 sec
pCO2 (Arterial) 0-18 years 30-40 mmHg
pCO2 (Venous/Capillary) 0-18 years
Boys: 35-48 mmHg
Girls: 32-45 mmHg
Percent Saturation New-born 65%
4-10 months 25%
3-10 years 30%
PH 0–6 months 7.18–7.50
6–12 months 7.27–7.49
pH (Arterial) 0-1 month 7.32-7.42
> 1 month 7.35-7.45
pH (Capillary) All ages 7.30-7.40
pH (Venous) 0-1 month 7.30-7.40
> 1 month 7.33-7.43
Phenylalanine All children 0.7–3.5 mg/dL
Phosphatase, Alkaline 1-30 days 75-316 U/L
31 days-1 year 82-383 U/L
1-3 years 104-345 U/L
4-6 years 93-309 U/L
7-9 years 86-315 U/L
10-12 years 42-362 U/L
13-15 years 74-390 U/L
16-18 years 52-171 U/L
Phosphorus Newborn-11 months 4.2-9.0 mg/dL
12 months-15 years 3.2-6.3 mg/dL
16+ years 2.7-4.5 mg/dL
Platelet Count New-borns 164–351 mm3
1–2 months 275–567 mm3
2–6 months 275–566 mm3
6 months–2 years 219–452 mm3
2–6 years 204–405 mm3
6–12 years 194–364 mm3
12–18 years 165–332 mm3
18 years 143–320 mm3
Potassium <10 days 3.5-6.0 mEq/L
>10 days 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
Prothrombin Time Children 11–15 sec
Red Cell Count 0-1 month 3.90-5.90 millions/mm3
1-2 months 3.10-5.30 millions/mm3
2-3 months 2.70-4.50 millions/mm3
3-6 months 3.10-5.10 millions/mm3
6 months -1 year 3.90-5.50 millions/mm3
Sedimentation Rate <2 years 1–5 mm/hr
>2 years 1–8 mm/hr
Sodium Premature 130-140 mEq/L
Children and adults 135–148 mEq/L
Thrombin Time Children 12–16 sec
Thyroid-stimulating 1–30 days 0.52–16.00mU/L
Hormone 1 month–5 years 0.55–7.10mU/L
6–18 years 0.37–6.00mU/L
Total Protein Birth-31 days 4.1-6.3 g/dl
1-6 months 4.7-6.7 g/dL
6 months-1 year 5.5-7.0 g/dL
1-18 years 5.7-8.0 g/dL
Triglycerides 1–3 years 27–125mg/dL
4–6 years 32–116mg/dL
7–9 years 28–129mg/dL
10–11 years 24–137mg/dL
12–13 years 24-145mg/dL
14–15 years 34–165mg/dL
16–19 years 34–140mg/dL
Urea Nitrogen 1–3 years 5–17 mg/dL
4–13 years 7–17 mg/dL
14–19 years 8–21 mg/dL
Uric Acid 0–14 years 2–7 mg/dL
14 years 3–8 mg/dL
Uric Acid 0-2 years 2.0-7.0 mg/dL
2-12 years 2.0-6.5 mg/dL
12-14 years 2.0-7.0 mg/dL
White Cell Count 0-1 month 9000-30000 mm3
1-3 months 5000-19500 mm3
3 months-1 year 6000-17500 mm3
1-2 years 6000-17000 mm3
2-4 years 5500-15500 mm3
Urine
Red cells (12-hr specimen) All children <1 million
White cells <2 million
Casts <10,000
Protein <55 mg
Albumin First month 1–100 mg/L
Second month 0.2–34 mg/L
2–12 months 0.5–19 mg/L
Ammonia 2–12 months 4–20 mEq/min/m2
1–16 years: 6–16 mEq/min/m2
Creatine All children 18–58 mg/L
Specific Gravity All children 1.010–1.030
Urobilinogen All children <3 mg/24 hr