CLINICAL CHEMISTRY - NORMAL VALUES

CARBOHYDRATES
Glucose Renal 160-180 mg/dL
Threshold
FBS 70-110 mg/dL 0.0555
Non-Diabetic (Pre- <100 mg/dL
Diabetic)
Impaired Plasma 100-125 mg/dL
Glucose
FBS - Diabetes >126 mg/dL
Mellitus
RBS <200 mg/dL
RBS - Diabetes >200 mg/dL
Mellitus
2hPPBS <140 mg/dL
2hPPBS – >200 mg/dL
Diabetes Mellitus
Hba1C 4.2%-6.2%
Hba1C – Diabetes >6.5%
Mellitus
Fructosamine <30 mg/dL- if low 0.001 (to mmol/L)
(205-285 umol/L)
OGTT 140 mg/dL
Impaired Plasma 140-199 mg/dL
Glucose
OGTT – Diabetes >200 mg/dL
Mellitus
Convert 0.017xFructo+1.61=
Fructosamine to Hba1C
Hba1C
C-Peptide 0.90-4.3 ng/mL 0.333
C-Peptide:Insulin 5:1-15:1
LIPIDS AND LIPOPROTEINS
Fatty Acids 9-15 mg/dL
Triglycerides <150 mg/dL 0.0113
Borderline High 150-199 mg/dL
(high risk for CV)
High 200-499 mg/dL
Recurrent >500 mg/dL
Pancreatitis
Phospholipids 150-380 mg/dL
Cholesterol <200 mg/dL 0.026
Borderline High 200-239 mg/dL
High >240 mg/dL
LDL 50-130 mg/dL
HDL 40-60 mg/dL
High Risk <35 mg/dL
Compute VLDL TAG/2.175 mmol/L
TAG/5.0 mg/dL
Compute LDL TC-HDL-VLDL

NON-PROTEIN NITROGENOUS COMPUNDS

Compute Urea BUN x 2.14 0.357
Blood Urea 7-18 mg/dL 0.357
Nitrogen (BUN)
Blood Uric Acid M = 3.5-7.2 mg/dL 0.0595
(BUA) F = 2.6-6.0 mg/dL
Creatinine M = 0.6-1.2 mg/dL 88.4 (to umol/L)
F = 0.5-1.1 mg/dL
Ammonia 19-60 mg/dL 0.587
BUN:Creatinine 10:1-20:1

PROTEINS
Total Protein 6.5-8.3 g/dL 65-83 g/L 10
(Kjeldahl)
Albumin 3.5-5.5 g/dL 35-55 g/L 10
Albumin:Globulin 1:3-3:1
Compute Globulin Total Protein - Alb
ENZYMES
Lactate 125-220 u/L LD2>LD1>LD3
Dehydrogenase >LD4>LD5
(LD)
Aspartate Amino 5-35 u/L
Transferase (AST)
(SGOT)
Alanine Amino 7-45 u/L
Transferase (ALT)
(SGPT)
Gamma-Glutamyl Male: 6-55 u/L
Transferase (GGT) Female: 5-38 u/L
Alkaline Male: 53-128 u/L
Phosphatase (ALP) Female: 42-98 u/L
5’ Nucleotidase
(5’NT)
Glucose-6- 7.9-16.3 u/g hgb
Phosphate
Dehydrogenase
Creatine Kinase Male: 46-171 u/L
Female: 34-145 u/L
Acid Phosphatase 0-3.5 ng/mL
Amylase 28-100 u/L
Lipase <38 u/L

ELECTROLYTES
Osmolality 275-295 mOsm/kg
Osmolal Gap 5-10 moSm/kg
Sodium (Na) 135-145 mmol/L
Potassium (K) 3.5-5 mmol/L
Chloride (Cl) 98-107 mmol/L
pH 7.34-7.45
PCO2 35-45 mmHg
HCO3 22-26 mmHg
Magnesium (Mg) 0.63-1.0 mmol/L
Calcium (Ca) 2.15-2.50 mmol/L
Phosphorus (PO4) 0.87-1.45 mmol/L
Anion Gap (AG) 10-20 mmol/L