NORMAL VALUES:

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)

RBC (erythrocytes) 4.5 - 5.5 million/cu.mm.
WBC (leukocytes) 5,000 - 10,000/cu.mm.
Platelets 150,000 - 450,000/cu.mm.
HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) 12 - 17 g/dl
HEMATOCRIT 42 - 52%
Note: H & H means hemoglobin
and hematocrit
DIFFERENTIAL COUNT
(Leukocytes)
Neutrophils 60 - 70%
Eosinophils 1 - 4%
Basophils 0 - 0.5%
Lymphocytes 20 - 30%
Monocytes 2 - 6%
ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION
RATE
Male 15 - 20 mm/hr.
Female 20 - 30 mm/hr.
BLOOD COAGULATION STUDIES
Prothrombin Time (Protime, PT) 11 - 16 seconds
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) 60 - 70 seconds
Activated Partial Thromboplastin
30 - 45 seconds
Time (APTT)
Bleeding Time 1 - 9 minutes
Clotting Time 8 -15 minutes
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN) 8 -25 mg/dl
SERUM IRON
Male 65 - 175 mcg/dl
Female 50 - 170 mcg/dl
BLOOD LIPIDS
Serum Cholesterol 150 - 200 mg/dl
Serum Triglycerides 140 - 200 mg/dl
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) less than 130 mg/dl
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) 30 - 70 mg/dl
SERUM ENZYMES STUDIES
Aspartate Amino Transferase
7 - 40 U/ml
(ALT/SGOT)
Alanine Aminotransferase
10 - 40 U/ml
(ALT/SGPT)
Creatinine Phosphokinase (CK-
MB)
Male 50 - 325 U/ml
Female 50 - 250 U/ml
Lactic Dehydrogenase 100 - 225 mU/ml or 140 - 280 U/L
Serum Lipase 0.2 - 1.5 U/ml or 10 - 40 U/ml
Serum Amylase 60 - 160 Smogyi U/dL or 53 - 123 U/L
Serum Alkaline Phosphatase 30 - 150 mU/ml
TROPONIN
(greater than 1.5 ng/ml indicates myocardial infarction
Troponin I
[MI])less than 0.6 ng/ml
(greater than 0.1 - 0.2 ng/ml indicate myocardial
Troponin T
infarction [MI])0 to less than 0.1 ng/ml
BLOOD URIC ACID (BUA) 2.5 - 8 mg/dl
SERUM ELECTROLYTES
Potassium (K+) 3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Sodium (Na+) 135 - 145 mEq/L
Calcium (Ca+) 4.5 - 5.5 mEq/L or 8.6 - 10 mg/dl
Magnesium (Mg+) 1.5 - 2.5 mEq/L
Chloride (Cl-) 96 - 106 mEq/L
Phosphate (PO4) 2.5 - 4.5 mEq/L
CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE
5 - 12 cm. H2O
(CVP)
(average: 4 - 10 cm H2O)
PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURES
Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) 4 - 12 mmHg
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge
4 - 12 mmHg
Pressure (PCWP)
SERUM PROTEIN LEVELS
Total Serum Protein 6 - 8 mg/dL
Albumin 3.5 - 5 g/dL
Globulin 1.5 - 3 g/dL
Albulin:Globulin (A:G) ratio 2:1
SERUM AMMONIA 40 - 80 mcg/dL
(average 35 - 65 mcg/dl)
LEAD SERUM LEVELS less than 10 mcg/dL
(45 mcg/dl: oral chelating agent is required)
(70 mcg/dl: IV chelating agent is required)
BILIRUBIN LEVELS
Total Serum Bilirubin 0.1 - 1 mg/dL
Conjugated (Direct) Bilirubin 0.1 - 0.2 mg/dL
Unconjugated (Indirect) Bilirubin 0.1 - 1 mg/dL
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) 70 - 110 mg/dL
Glycosylated Hemoglobin
4.4 - 6.4% (7.5% or less: good diabetic control)
(HbA1C)
THYROID HORMONE LEVELS
Triiodothyronine (T3) 75 - 200 ng/dL
Thyroxine (T4) 4.5 - 11.5 mcg/dL
VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID 0.7 - 6.8 mg/24 hrs.
URINE CATHECHOLAMINES 14 mg/100mls of urine
ROUTINE URINALYSIS
Color Amber/Straw
pH 4.5 - 8 (average: 6; slightly acidic)
Specific Gravity (Sp.Gr.) 1.010 - 1.025
Protein Absent
RBC 0 - 5 hpf
Pus Absent
Casts 0 - 4 hpf
SERUM OSMOLALITY 285 - 295 mOsm/kg.
CREATININE CLEARANCE 100 - 120 ml/min
SERUM CREATININE 0.7 - 1.4 mg/dL
References:

1. Weber and Kelly's Health Assessment in Nursing (2018), 6th ed.; Walters Kluwers

2. Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals in Nursing - Concept and Practice (2018), 10th ed.;
Pearson Global Edition