Test NameReference Range

Acid phosphatase, prostatic, serum0 - 0.8 U/L

ACTH6.0 - 76.0 pg/mL

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum
  male10 - 55 U/L
  female7 - 30 U/L

Albumin, serum3.5 - 5.2 g/dL

Albumin, CSF11 - 48 mg/dL

Aldosterone, serum or plasma
  Standing (normal salt diet)2 to 5 times normal supine
  Recumbent (normal salt diet)2 - 9 ng/dL

Alkaline phosphatase, serum 45 - 150 U/L

Alpha-1-antitrypsin, serum100 - 200 mg/dL

Alpha-fetoprotein (non-maternal)<15 ng/mL

Ammonia, plasma7 - 27 micromol/L

Antinuclear antibody<1:20

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum 14 - 59 U/L

B12 (cobalamin), serum 180 - 914 pg/mL

Bicarbonate (HCO3-), serum20 - 29 mmol/L

Bilirubin, direct, serum0 - 0.3 mg/dL

Bilirubin, total, serum0.2 - 1.9 mg/dL

Bleeding time2 - 9 minutes

BUN (blood urea nitrogen), serum7 - 20 mg/dL

CBC (complete blood count)
  WBC count, total3600 - 11,200/mm3
  RBC count, whole blood, male4.5 - 5.9 million/mm3
  RBC count, whole blood, female3.5 - 5.5 million/mm3
  Hemoglobin, female12 - 16 g/d
  Hemoglobin, male13 - 18 g/dL
  Hematocrit, female36 - 46 %
  Hematocrit, male41 - 53 %
  Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)25 - 35 pg/cell
  Mean corpuscular hemoglobin conc (MCHC)31 - 36 g/dL
  Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 84 - 100 mm3
  Red cell distribution width6 - 12%
  Platelet count140,000 - 440,000/mm3
Differential WBC blood count, adult
  Neutrophils45 - 79 %
  Bands0 - 5 %
  Lymphocytes16 - 47 %
  Monocytes0 - 9 %
  Eosinophils0 - 6 %
  Basophils0 - 3 %

Calcium, serum8.4 - 10.2 mg/dL

Calcium, ionized, serum1.11 - 1.30 mmol/L

CO2 content, total, serum20 - 29 mmol/L

CO2, arterial (PaCO2)35 - 45 mm Hg

Carboxyhemoglobin, whole blood<5% total Hgb (<0.05 saturation)

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), serum0.0 - 3.0 ng/mL

Catecholamines, urine free (adult)
  Epinephrine0 - 25 microgm/24hr
  Norepinephrine0 - 100 microgm/24hr
  Dopamine60 - 440 microgm/24hr

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - adult
  albumin11 - 48 mg/dL
  cell count0 - 5 monos
  chloride118 - 132 mmol/L
  glucose50 - 75 mg/dL
  IgG8.0 - 8.6 mg/dL
  pressure70 - 180 mm water
  protein15 - 45 mg/dL

Ceruloplasmin, serum25 - 63 mg/dL

Chloride, serum or plasma101 - 111 mmol/L

Cholesterol, total serum 100 - 240 mg/dL

Cholesterol, HDL, serum (desirable) 40 - 59 mg/dL

Complement C3, serum88 - 201 mg/dL

Complement C4, serum16 - 47 mg/dL

Copper, serum26 - 190 mcrgm/dL

Copper, urine3 - 35 mcrgm/dL/day

Corticotropin (ACTH), plasma6.0 - 76.0 pg/mL

Cortisol, plasma
  8 am6 - 23 mcrgm/dL
  8 pm0 - 9 mcrgm/dL

Cortisol, free urine20 - 70 microgm/day

C-peptide, serum0.9 - 3.9 ng/mL

C-reactive protein, serum<0.8 mg/dL

Creatine kinase (CK), serum
  female20 - 180 U/L
  male20 - 200 U/L

Creatine kinase isoenzymes
  MB fraction0 - 5 microgm/L

Creatinine, serum0.7 - 1.4 mg/dL

d-Dimer screen, plasma<0.5 microgm/mL

Differential WBC blood count, adult
  Neutrophils45 - 79 %
  Bands0 - 5 %
  Lymphocytes16 - 47 %
  Monocytes0 - 9 %
  Eosinophils0 - 6 %
  Basophils0 - 3 %

Electrolytes, serum
  Sodium136 - 144 mmol/L
  Potassium3.7 - 5.2 mmol/L
  Chloride101 - 111 mmol/L
  CO2 content, total20 - 29 mmol/L
  Urea nitrogen (BUN)7 - 20 mg/dL
  Creatinine0.7 - 1.4 mg/dL
  Glucose, fasting64 - 125 mg/dL

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  female0 - 20 mm/hr
  male0 - 10 mm/hr

Estradiol, female
  <73 pg/mL (postmenopausal)
  30 - 400 pg/mL (normal hormonal cycle)

Fecal fat (as stearic acid)0 - 6 g/day

Ferritin, serum
  male7 - 340 ng/mL
  female7 - 75 ng/mL

Fibrin degradation products, plasma<2.5 microgm/mL

Fibrinogen, plasma150 - 350 mg/dL

Folate (folic acid), serum 2.8 - 17.8 ng/mL

Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT),serum
  male10 - 70 U/L
  female10 - 55 U/L

Gastrin, serum0 - 100 pg/mL

Globulin, serum2.6 - 4.1 g/dL

Glucagon, plasma40 - 130 pg/mL

Glucose, plasma, fasting64 - 125 mg/dL

Growth hormone, plasma0 - 5 ng/mL

Haptoglobin, serum16 - 200 mg/dL

HCG, serum quantitative
  female2 - 8 IU/L
  male0 - 5 IU/L

HDL cholesterol, serum (desirable)40 - 59 mg/dL

Hematocrit (Hct)
  female36 - 46 %
  male41 - 53 %

Hemoglobin (Hgb)
  female12 - 16 g/dL
  male13 - 18 g/dL

Hemoglobin A1C4.1 - 6.5%

Homocysteine, plasma, total<11 micromol/L

Homovanillic acid (HVA), urine0 - 15 mg/day

Immunoglobulins, quantitative serum
  IgA68 - 378 mg/dL
  IgG768 - 1632 mg/dL
  IgM60 - 263 mg/dL
  IgE10 - 180 IU/L

Insulin, serum or plasma, total5 - 35 microU/mL

Iron, serum
  female30 - 160 microgm/mL
  male50 - 170 microgm/mL

Iron binding capacity, serum240 - 450 microgm/dL

Ketones, serum or urinenegative

Lactic acid, plasma0.5 - 2.2 mmol/L

Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), serum300 - 600 U/L

Leukocyte count, total (WBC count)3600 - 11,200/mm3

Lipase, serum30 - 210 U/L

LDL cholesterol, serum <110 mg/dL

Lymphocyte subsets (absolute count)
  CD4 cells440 - 1600/microliter
  CD8 cells180 - 850/microliter

Magnesium, serum1.6 - 2.3 mg/dL

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)25 - 35 pg/cell

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)31 - 36 g/dL

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)84 - 100 fl

Metanephrines, urine, adult
  metanephrine0 - 300 microgm/gm of creatinine
  normetanephrine0 - 400 microgm/gm of creatinine

Methylmalonic acid, serum0 - 0.4 micromol/L

5'-Nucleotidase, serum0 - 15 U/L

Osmolality, serum280 - 303 mOsm/kg

Oxygen, arterial (PaO2), room air80 - 100 mm Hg

Oxygen saturation, arterial96 - 100%

Parathyroid hormone (intact), serum10 - 60 pg/mL

Partial thromboplastin time, activated (PTT or APTT), plasma25 - 40 seconds

pH, arterial7.35 - 7.45 pH

Phosphorus, inorganic, serum2.6 - 4.5 mg/dL

Platelet count140,000 - 440,000/mm3

Potassium, serum3.7 - 5.2 mmol/L

Prolactin, serum2 - 26 ng/mL

Prostate-specific antigen0.0 - 4.0 ng/mL

Protein, total, serum6.3 - 8.2 g/dL

Prothrombin time (PT), plasma10.7 - 15.0 seconds

RBC count, whole blood
  male4.5 - 5.9 million/mm3
  female3.5 - 5.5 million/mm3

Renin activity, plasma, adult
  upright0.5 - 3.3 ng/mL/hr
  supine 0.2 - 1.6 ng/mL/hr

Reticulocyte count0.5 - 2.7 % of RBC's

Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte (ESR)
  female1 - 20 mm/hr
  male1 - 10 mm/hr

Sodium, serum136 - 144 mmol/L

Testosterone, total (morning), serum200 - 890 ng/dL

Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibody, serum0.0 - 2.0 IU/mL

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), serum0.4 - 5.0 mU/L

Thyroxine, free, serum0.8 - 1.8 ng/dL

Thyroxine binding globulin, serumage & sex dependent

Thyroxine, free, index1.5 - 3.1

Thyroxine, total (T4), serum4.5 - 10.9 microgm/dL

Transferrin, serum212 - 360 mg/dL

Triglycerides (fasting), serum30 - 250 mg/dL

Triiodothyronine, total (T3), serum70 - 180 ng/dL

Troponin I, serum<0.4 ng/mL (>2.0 suggests acute MI)

Urea nitrogen (BUN), serum7 - 20 mg/dL

Uric Acid, serum
  female2.5 - 6.1 mg/dL
  male3.7 - 8.0 mg/dL

Vanillylmandelic acid, urine0 - 7 mg/day

Viscosity, serum1.1 - 1.8 cP

Vitamin B12, serum 210 - 911 pg/mL

WBC count, total3600 - 11,200/mm3

Values adapted from User's Guide, ARUP Laboratories
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