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LABORATORY VALUES (continued from previous page)
REFERENCE RANGE SI REFERENCE INTERVALS
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)
Body mass index .......................................................Adult: 19-25 kg/m
2
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Cell count ..................................................................0-5/mm
3
.............................................................0-5 x 10
6
/L
Chloride ...................................................................118-132 mEq/L .................................................118-132 mmol/L
Gamma globulin .......................................................3%-12% total proteins .......................................0.03-0.12
Glucose ....................................................................40-70 mg/dL .....................................................2.2-3.9 mmol/L
Pressure ....................................................................70-180 mm H
2
O ...............................................70-180 mm H
2
O
Proteins, total ...........................................................<40 mg/dL .......................................................<0.40 g/L
HEMATOLOGIC
Bleeding time (template) ..........................................2-7 minutes ........................................................2-7 minutes
Erythrocyte count ......................................................Male: 4.3-5.9 million/mm
3
................................4.3-5.9 x 10
12
/L
Female: 3.5-5.5 million/mm
3
............................3.5-5.5 x 10
12
/L
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Westergren) ...........Male: 0-15 mm/h ..............................................0-15 mm/h
Female: 0-20 mm/h ...........................................0-20 mm/h
Hematocrit ...............................................................Male: 41%-53% ...............................................0.41-0.53
Female: 36%-46% .............................................0.36-0.46
Hemoglobin A
1c
........................................................< 6% ..................................................................< 0.06
Hemoglobin, blood ...................................................Male: 13.5-17.5 g/dL ........................................2.09-2.71 mmol/L
Female: 12.0-16.0 g/dL .....................................1.86-2.48 mmol/L
Hemoglobin, plasma .................................................1-4 mg/dL ..........................................................0.16-0.62 mmol/L
Leukocyte count and differential
Leukocyte count ......................................................4500-11,000/mm
3
..............................................4.5-11.0 x 10
9
/L
Segmented neutrophils ..........................................54%-62% ..........................................................0.54-0.62
Bands ....................................................................3%-5% ..............................................................0.03-0.05
Eosinophils ...........................................................1%-3% ..............................................................0.01-0.03
Basophils ...............................................................0%-0.75% ..........................................................0-0.0075
Lymphocytes ........................................................25%-33% ...........................................................0.25-0.33
Monocytes ............................................................3%-7% ..............................................................0.03-0.07
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin ..................................25.4-34.6 pg/cell ...............................................0.39-0.54 fmol/cell
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration ..........31%-36% Hb/cell .............................................4.81-5.58 mmol Hb/L
Mean corpuscular volume ........................................80-100 μm
3
........................................................80-100 fL
Partial thromboplastin time (activated) ....................25-40 seconds ....................................................25-40 seconds
Platelet count .............................................................150,000-400,000/mm
3
.......................................150-400 x 10
9
/L
Prothrombin time ......................................................11-15 seconds ....................................................11-15 seconds
Reticulocyte count ....................................................0.5%-1.5% .........................................................0.005-0.015
Thrombin time ..........................................................<2 seconds deviation from control ...................<2 seconds deviation from
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...control
Volume
Plasma ....................................................................Male: 25-43 mL/kg ...........................................0.025-0.043 L/kg
Female: 28-45 mL/kg ........................................0.028-0.045 L/kg
Red cell ...................................................................Male: 20-36 mL/kg ..........................................0.020-0.036 L/kg
Female: 19-31 mL/kg .......................................0.019-0.031 L/kg
SWEAT
Chloride ....................................................................0-35 mmol/L ....................................................0-35 mmol/L
URINE
Calcium ....................................................................100-300 mg/24 h ...............................................2.5-7.5 mmol/24 h
Chloride ....................................................................Varies with intake .............................................Varies with intake
Creatinine clearance ..................................................Male: 97-137 mL/min
Female: 88-128 mL/min
Estriol, total (in pregnancy)
30 wks .....................................................................6-18 mg/24 h .....................................................21-62 μmol/24 h
35 wks .....................................................................9-28 mg/24 h .....................................................31-97 μmol/24 h
40 wks .....................................................................13-42 mg/24 h ...................................................45-146 μmol/24 h
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids .......................................Male: 3.0-10.0 mg/24 h .....................................8.2-27.6 μmol/24 h
Female: 2.0-8.0 mg/24 h ...................................5.5-22.0 μmol/24 h
17-Ketosteroids, total ................................................Male: 8-20 mg/24 h ...........................................28-70 μmol/24 h
Female: 6-15 mg/24 h .......................................21-52 μmol/24 h
Osmolality ................................................................50-1400 mOsmol/kg H
2
O
Oxalate ......................................................................8-40 μg/mL .......................................................90-445 μmol/L
Potassium .................................................................Varies with diet .................................................Varies with diet
Proteins, total ...........................................................<150 mg/24 h ...................................................<0.15 g/24 h
Sodium .....................................................................Varies with diet .................................................Varies with diet
Uric acid ....................................................................Varies with diet .................................................Varies with diet