HAEMATOLOGY REFERENCE INTERVALS

[Adapted from Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA) Manual Version 4.0, 2004]

Parameters: Units Cord Blood 3 mth 1 year 3-7 yrs 8-12 yrs Adult Adult
Neonates Male Female
RBC x1012/L 4.0 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.0 4.5 3.8
6.0 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.4 6.5 5.8
Hb g/L 135 95 105 105 115 130 115
195 135 135 140 145 180 165
Hct 0.44 0.32 0.32 0.36 0.37 0.40 0.37
0.64 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.54 0.47
MCV fL 88 75 70 73 77 80 80
125 105 86 89 91 100 100
MCH pg 31.0 24.0 23.0 24.0 24.0 27.0 27.0
37.0 34.0 31.0 30.0 30.0 32.0 32.0
MCHC g/L 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
350 350 350 350 350 350 350
RDW % 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
Varies with instrument 17.0 17.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
Retics % 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
6.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Retics x109/L 95 10 10 10 10 10 10
384 100 100 100 100 100 100
Nucleated RBC x109/L 0.0
Not from RCPA Manual 1.5
PLATELETS x 109/L 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
400 400 400 400 400 400 400
WBC x109/L 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.0
22.0 22.0 18.0 15.0 13.5 11.0 11.0
Neutrophils x109/L 4.5 4.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.0 2.0
12.0 12.0 7.0 9.0 7.5 7.5 7.5
Bands x109/L 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Not from RCPA Manual 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Lymphocytes x109/L 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.5
7.0 7.0 5.5 5.0 3.8 4.0 4.0
Monocytes x109/L 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.06 0.06 0.2 0.2
1.6 1.6 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8
Eosinophils x109/L 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.04 0.04 0.04
1.0 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.75 0.4 0.4
Basophils x109/L 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1

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