ADULT REFERENCE RANGES FOR COMMON LABORATORY TESTS

COAGULATION
PROTHROMBIN TIME 10- 13 seconds;
(PT)
1.5-2.0 times the
control in seconds
for anticoagulation
therapy
ACTIVATED PARTIAL
THROMBOPLASTIN TIME 20-35 seconds;
(APTT)
1.5-2.5 times the
control in
anticoagulation
therapy
PARTIAL 60- 70 seconds;
THROMBOLASTIN TIME
(PTT) 1.5-2.5 times the
control in
anticoagulation
therapy
INTERNATIONAL 2.0- 3.0 for most
NORMALIZED RATIO
(INR) anticoagulant
needs
 ELECTROLYTES

SODIUM (Na+) 135-145 mEq/L

POTASSIUM (K+) 3.5- 5.1 mEq/L
CHLORIDE (Cl-) 95- 100 mEq/L
CO2 combining 22-30 mEq/L or
power
22-30 mmol/ L
CALCIUM, total 4.5- 5.5 mEq/L or
(Ca++)
9-11 mg/Dl or
2.3- 2.8 mmol/L
CALCIUM (ionized) 4.25- 5.25 mg/Dl
2.2- 2.5 mEq/L
1.1- 1.24 mmol/L
MAGNESIUM (Mg+ 1.5- 2.5 mEq/L
+)
1.8- 3.0 mg/dL
 HEMATOLOGY
WBC 5,000 Ul or
4,500- 10,000 Ul
or 4,500-
11,500/mm3
Neutrophils 1,935- 7,924
absolute count)
or
45- 75%
RBC 4.5- 5.3 million or
(106)/mm3 men
4.5-5.1 million or
106/mm3
women
Hgb 13.0-18.0
g/100ml men
12.0- 16.0
g/100ml women
Hct 37-49% men
36-46% women
Platelet count 150,000-
400,000/ mm3
(or Ul)
 RENAL FUNCTION STUDIES
BUN 5-25 mg/dL
SERUM 0.5- 1.5 mg/dL
CREATININE

GLUCOSE
FBS 70- 110 mg/Dl serum plasma
60- 100 mg/dl whole blood
70- 120 mg/dl elderly
Panic Values <40 or > 700 mg/dl
Finger stick glucose 60-100 mg/dl
(self monitoring
device)