Albumin

3.2 - 5 g/dl

Alkaline phosphatase
(Adults: 25-60)

33 - 131 IU/L

Adults > 61 yo:

51 - 153 IU/L

Ammonia

20 - 70 mcg/dl

Bilirubin, direct

0 - 0.3 mg/dl

Bilirubin, total

0.1 - 1.2 mg/dl

Blood Gases
Arterial

Venous

7.35 - 7.45

7.32 - 7.42

35 - 45

38 - 52

70 - 100

28 - 48

HCO3

19 - 25

19 - 25

O2 Sat %

90 - 95

40 - 70

pH
pCO2
pO2

BUN

7 - 20 mg/dl

Complete blood count (CBC) Adults

Hemoglobin (g/dl)
Hematocrit (%)
RBC's ( x 106 /ml)

Male

Female

13.5 - 16.5

12.0 - 15.0

41 - 50

36 - 44

4.5 - 5.5

RDW (RBC distribution

width)

< 14.5

MCV

80 - 100

MCH

26 - 34

MCHC %

31 - 37

Platelet count

100,000 to 450,000

Creatinine kinase (CK) isoenzymes

CK-BB

0%

CK-MB (cardiac)

0 - 3.9%

CK-MM

96 - 100%

Creatine phosphokinase

8 - 150 IU/L

4.0 - 4.9

(CPK)
Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.5 - 1.4

Electrolytes
Calcium

8.8 - 10.3 mg/dL

Calcium, ionized

2.24 - 2.46 meq/L

Chloride

95 - 107 mEq/L

Magnesium

1.6 - 2.4 mEq/L

Phosphate

2.5 - 4.5 mg/dL

Potassium

3.5 - 5.2 mEq/L

Sodium

135 - 147 mEq/L

Ferritin (ng/ml)

13 - 300

Folate (ng/dl)

3.6 - 20

Glucose, fasting (mg/dl)

60 - 110

Glucose (2 hours
postprandial) (mg/dl)

Up to 140

Hemoglobin A1c

6-8

Iron (mcg/dl)

65 - 150

Lactic acid (meq/L)

0.7 - 2.1

LDH (lactic dehydrogenase)

56 - 194 IU/L

Lipoproteins and triglycerides

Cholesterol, total

< 200 mg/dl

HDL cholesterol

30 - 70 mg/dl

LDL cholesterol

65 - 180 mg/dl

Triglycerides

45 - 155 mg/dl (< 160)

Osmolality

289 - 308 mOsm/kg

SGOT (AST)

< 35 IU/L (20-48)

SGPT (ALT)

<35 IU/L

Thyroid Function tests

Free T3

2.3-4.2 pg/ml

Serum T3

70-200 ng/dl

Free T4

0.5-2.1 ng/dl

Serum T4

4.0-12.0 mcg/dl

TSH

0.25-4.30 microunits/ml

Total iron binding capacity

(TIBC)

250 - 420 mcg/dl

Transferrin

> 200 mg/dl

Uric acid

(male)

2.0 - 8.0 mg/dl

(female)

2.0 - 7.5 mg/dl

WBC + differential
WBC (cells/ml)

4,500 - 10,000

Segmented neutrophils

54 - 62%

Band forms

3 - 5% (above 8% indicates left shift)

Basophils

0-1

(0 - 0.75%)

Eosinophils

0-3

(1 - 3%)

lymphocytes

24 - 44 (25 - 33%)

Monocytes

3-6

(3 - 7%)

HEMATOLOGY - Red Blood Cells

RBC (Male)
RBC (Female)
RBC (Child)
HEMATOLOGY - White Blood Cells
WBC (Male)
WBC (Female)
WBC (Child)
HEMOGLOBIN
Hgb (Male)
Hgb (Female)
Hgb (Child)
Hgb (Newborn)
HEMATOCRIT
Hct (Male)
Hct (Female)
Hct (Child)
MCV
MCH
MCHC
neutrophils
bands
lymphocytes
monocytes
eosinophils
basophils
CARDIAC MARKERS
troponin I
troponin T
myoglobin (Male)
myoglobin (Female)
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
acetone
albumin
alkaline phosphatase
anion gap
ammonia
amylase
AST,SGOT (Male)
AST,SGOT (Female)
bilirubin, direct
bilirubin, indirect
bilirubin, total
BUN
calcium (total)
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
chloride
creatine (Male)
creatine (Female)
creatinine
ethanol
folic acid
glucose
HDL (Male)
HDL (Female)
iron
iron binding capacity
lactic acid
lactate
lipase
magnesium
osmolarity
parathyroid hormone
phosphorus
potassium
SGPT
sodium
T3
thyroglobulin
thyroxine (T4) (total)
total protein
TSH
urea nitrogen

4.2 - 5.6 M/L

3.8 - 5.1 M/L
3.5 - 5.0 M/L
3.8 - 11.0 K / mm3
3.8 - 11.0 K / mm3
5.0 - 10.0 K / mm3
14
11
10
15

18
16
14
25

g/dL
g/dL
g/dL
g/dL

39 - 54%
34 - 47%
30 - 42%
78 - 98 fL
27 - 35 pg
31 - 37%
50 - 81%
1 - 5%
14 - 44%
2 - 6%
1 - 5%
0 - 1%
0 - 0.1 ng/ml (onset: 4-6 hrs, peak:
12-24 hrs, return to normal: 4-7 days)
0 - 0.2 ng/ml (onset: 3-4 hrs, peak:
10-24 hrs, return to normal: 10-14 days)
10 - 95 ng/ml (onset: 1-3 hrs, peak:
6-10 hrs, return to normal: 12-24 hrs)
10 - 65 ng/ml (onset: 1-3 hrs, peak:
6-10 hrs, return to normal: 12-24 hrs)
0.3 - 2.0 mg%
3.5 - 5.0 gm/dL
32 - 110 U/L
5 - 16 mEq/L
11 - 35 mol/L
50 - 150 U/dL
7 - 21 U/L
6 - 18 U/L
0.0 - 0.4 mg/dL
total minus direct
0.2 - 1.4 mg/dL
6 - 23 mg/dL
8 - 11 mg/dL
21 - 34 mEq/L
symptoms at greater than or equal to 10% saturation
96 - 112 mEq/L
0.2 - 0.6 mg/dL
0.6 - 1.0 mg/dL
0.6 - 1.5 mg/dL
0 mg%; Coma:
greater than or equal to 400 - 500 mg%
2.0 - 21 ng/mL
65 - 99 mg/dL
(diuresis greater than or equal to 180 mg/dL)
25 - 65 mg/dL
38 - 94 mg/dL
52 - 169 g/dL
246 - 455 g/dL
0.4 - 2.3 mEq/L
0.3 - 2.3 mEq/L
10 - 140 U/L
1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL
276 - 295 mOsm/kg
12 - 68 pg/mL
2.2 - 4.8 mg/dL
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
8 - 32 U/L
135 - 148 mEq/L
0.8 - 1.1 g/dL
less than 55 ng/mL
5 - 13 g/dL
5 - 9 gm/dL
Less than 9 U/mL
8 - 25 mg/dL

Pediatric Lab Values

Tests of Liver Injury

Normal Range

SGOT (AST)

0 - 60 IU/L

SGPT (ALT)

0 - 50 U/L

GGT-P

0 - 50 IU/L

ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase)

75 - 375 IU/L

Tests of Synthetic Function Normal Range

Albumin

3.0 - 5.0 gm/dl

PT / Prothrombin Time

11 - 13 seconds

PTT / Partial Thromboplastin

Time

20 - 30 seconds

Tests of Detoxification

Normal Range

Bilirubin (Total)

0 - 1.4 mg/dl

Bilirubin (Direct)

0 - .4 mg/dl

Ammonia

11 - 35 mcg/dl

Kidney Function

Normal Range

BUN / Blood Urea Nitrogen

Creatinine

5 - 18 mg/dl
Under .5 mg/dl

Electrolyte Balance

Normal Range

Sodium

135 - 144 mEq/L

Potassium

3.6 - 5.2 mEq/L

Chloride

97 - 106 mEq/L

Bicarbonate

24 - 34 mEq/L

Calcium

8.8 - 10.4 mg/dl

Magnesium

1.3 - 2.3 mg/dl

Phosphate

3.2 - 5.7 mg/dl

Blood Cell Status

Normal Range

Hematocrit

30 - 40 %

Hemoglobin

10 - 13 gm/dl

White Blood Count

3,000 - 10,000 cells/mcl

Platelets

170,000 - 380,000/mm3

Other

Normal Range

Glucose
Cholesterol

60 - 100 mg/dl
80 - 200 mg/dl

SELECTED PEDIATRIC REFERENCE VALUES

S-Acid phosphatase

Newborn
7.4 - 19.4 U/L

2-13 years
6.4 - 15.2 U/L

S-Aldolase

Newborn
To 4 x adult value

Child
To 2 x adult value

S-Alkaline phosphatase

Newborn
40 - 300 U/L

Child
60 - 270 U/L

S--fetoprotein

Newborn
Up to 100 mg/L

2 week
Undetectable

S-Amylase

Newborn
Little, if any, amylase activity

1 year
Adult values

S-Aspartate aminotransferase

Newborn
16 - 74 U/L

1 - 3 years
6 - 30 U/L

S-Bilirubin

Newborn

Preterm

Full-term

17-103 mol/L (10-60 mg/L)

34-103 mol/L (20-60 mg/L)

103-137 mol/L (60-80 mg/L)

103-120 mol/L (60-70 mg/L)

171-257 mol/L (100-150 mg/L)

68-205 mol/L (40-120 mg/L)

24 h
48 h
3-5d

S-Calcium

Preterm, first week

1.50-2.50 mmol/L (60-100 mg/L)

Full-term, first week

1.75-3.00 mmol/L (70-120 mg/L)

1-2 years
2.50-3.00 mmol/L (100-120 mg/L)

2-16 years

2.25-2.87 mmol/L (90-115 mg/L)

U-Catecholamines

Norepinephrine

Epinephrine

30-90 nmol/d (5.4-15.9 g/d)

1-23 nmol/d (0.1-4.3 g/d)

50-180 nmol/d (8.1-30.8 g/d)

4-50 nmol/d (0.8-9.1 g/d)

110-420 nmol/d (19.0-71.1 g/d)

7-339 nmol/d (1.3-10.5 g/d)

200-510 nmol/d (34.4-87.0 g/d)

19-72 nmol/d (3.5-13.2 g/d)

1 year
1 - 5 years
6 - 15 years
>15 years

U-Chloride (varies with chloride intake)

Infant
1.7-8.5 mmol/d

Child
17-34 mmol/d

S-Cholesterol

Cord blood
1.2-2.5 mmol/L (460-980 mg/L)

1 - 2 years
1.8-4.9 mmol/L (700-1900 mg/L)

2 - 16 years
3.5-6.5 mmol/L (1350-2500 mg/L)

U-Cortisol (free)

4 mo - 10 year
6-74 nmol/d (2-27 g/d)

11 - 20 years
2-152 nmol/d (0.7-55 g/d)

S-Creatine kinase

Newborn
3 x adult values

3 weeks - 3 months
1.5 x adult values

>1 year
At adult values

S-Creatinine (Upper reference value)

Up to 5 years
44 mol/L (5.0 mg/L)

Up to 6 years
53 mol/L (6.0 mg/L)

Up to 7 years
62 mol/L (7.0 mg/L)

Up to 8 years
71 mol/L (8.0 mg/L)

Up to 9 years
80 mol/L (9.0 mg/L)

Up to 10 years
88 mol/L (10.0 mg/L)

>10 years
106 mol/L (12.0 mg/L)

S-Estradiol

0 - 2 years
0-26 pmol/L (0-7 pg/mL)

2 - 4 years
0-26 pmol/L (0-7 pg/mL)

4 - 6 years
0-51 pmol/L (0-14 pg/mL)

6 - 8 years

0-37 pmol/L (0-10 pg/mL)

8 - 10 years
0-367 pmol/L (0-100 pg/mL)

10 - 12 years
0-367 pmol/L (0-100 pg/mL)

12 - 14 years
0-367 pmol/L (0-100 pg/mL)

14 - 16 years
26-385 pmol/L (7-105 pg/mL)

16 - 26 years
26-1175 pmol/L (7-320 pg/mL)

Fecal Fat

Pre-term Newborn
Up to 0.40 excreted

Full-term Newborn
Up to 0.20 excreted

3 months - 1 year
Up to 0.15 excreted

1 year
Up to 0.085 excreted

P-Nonesterified fatty acids

Newborn
0-1845 mmol/L

4 months - 10 years
300-1100 mmol/L

S-Glucose

Preterm Newborn
1.1-3.6 mmol/L (200-656 mg/L)

Full-term Newborn
1.1-6.1 mmol/L (200-1100 mg/L)

Child
3.3-5.8 mmol/L (600-1050 mg/L)

S--Glutamyltransferase

Premature Newborn
56-233 U/L

Newborn - 3 weeks
10 - 103 U/L

3 weeks - 3 months
4-111 U/L

1 - 5 years
2-23 U/L

6 - 15 years
2-23 U/L

16 years - adult
2-23 U/L

S-Haptoglobin

Newborn
Detectable haptoglobin in only

1 year and older

0.1-0.2 at adult values

S-Immunoglobulin IgG

0.5 weeks
7500-15,000 mg/L

6 months
1500-7000 mg/L

1 year
1400-10,300mg/L

5 years

10 years

3700-15,000 mg/L

4400-15,500 mg/L
S-Immunoglobulin IgA

0 - 5 weeks
None

6 months
200-1300 mg/L

1 year
200-1300 mg/L

5 years
300-2000 mg/L

10 years
500-2300 mg/L

S-Immunoglobulin IgM

0 - 5 weeks
<200 mg/L

6 months
300-600 mg/L

1 year
300-1600 mg/L

5 years
200-2200 mg/L

10 years
300-1700 mg/L

Inulin clearance

<1 month
29-88 mL/min per 1.73 m2 of body surface

1 - 6 months
40-112 mL/min per 1.73 m2 of body surface

6 - 12 months
62-121 mL/min per 1.73 m2 of body surface

>1 year
78-164 mL/min per 1.73 m2 of body surface

U-17-Ketosteroids

0 - 3 days
0-0.2 mol/d (0-0.5 mg/d)

1 - 3 years
<7.0 mol/d (<2.0 mg/d)

3 - 6 years
2-10 mol/d (0.5-3.0 mg/d)

6 - 9 years
3-14 mol/d (0.8-4.0 mg/d)

10 - 12 years
Male

2-21 mol/d (0.7-6.0 mg/d)

Female

2-17 mol/d (0.7-5.0 mg/d)

Male

10-52 mol/d (3-15 mg/d)

Female

10-42 mol/d (3-12 mg/d)

Adolescent

S-Lactate dehydrogenase

1 - 3 days
Up to 2 x adult values

S-Phosphorus (inorganic)

Preterm

Full-term

1.81-2.58 mmol/L (56.0-80.0 mg/L)

1.61-2.52 mmol/L (50.0-78.0 mg/L)

1.97-3.78 mmol/L (61-117 mg/L)

1.58-2.87 mmol/L (49-89 mg/L)

Newborn
6 - 10 days
4 months
1.55-2.62 mmol/L (48-81 mg/L)

1 year
1.26-1.94 mmol/L (39-60 mg/L)

2 - 16 years
0.84-1.61 mmol/L (26-50 mg/L)

S-Potassium

Preterm Newborn
4.5-7.2 mmol/L

Full-term Newborn
5.0-7.7 mmol/L

2 days - 2 weeks
4.0-6.4 mmol/L

2 weeks - 3 months
4.0-6.2 mmol/L

3 months - 1 year
3.7-5.6 mmol/L

1 - 16 years
3.6-5.2 mmol/L

S-Testosterone

0 - 2 years
0.14-1.28 nmol/L (0-0.4 ng/mL)

0.24-0.62 nmol/L (0.1-0.2 ng/mL)

0.17-5.55 nmol/L (0-1.6 ng/mL)

0.24-0.69 nmol/L (0.1-0.2 ng/mL)

0.28-1.39 nmol/L (0.1-0.4 ng/mL)

0.35-0.69 nmol/L (0.1-0.2 ng/mL)

0.21-9.72 nmol/L (0.1-2.8 ng/mL)

0.52-1.04 nmol/L (0.1-0.3 ng/mL)

0.31-1.74 nmol/L (0.1-0.5 ng/mL)

0.69-1.39 nmol/L (0.2-0.4 ng/mL)

0.29-10.06 nmol/L (0.1-2.9 ng/mL)

0.69-1.74 nmol/L (0.2-0.5 ng/mL)

0.17-26.37 nmol/L (0-7.6 ng/mL)

1.04-2.43 nmol/L (0.3-0.7 ng/mL)

3.12-19.43 nmol/L (0.9-5.6 ng/mL)

1.21-3.30 nmol/L (0.3-1.0 ng/mL)

9.02-25.33 nmol/L (2.6-7.3 ng/mL)

1.39-3.30 nmol/L (0.4-1.0 ng/mL)

13.88-24.98 nmol/L (4.0-7.2 ng/mL)

1.39-3.30 nmol/L (0.4-1.0 ng/mL)

2 - 4 years
4 - 6 years
6 - 8 years
8 - 10 years
10 - 12 years
12 - 14 years
14 - 16 years
16 - 18 years
18 - 20 years
20 - 25 years
11.80-38.86 nmol/L (3.4-11.2 ng/mL) 1.39-3.30 nmol/L (0.4-1.0 ng/mL)

S-Thyroxine

1 - 3 days
142-296 nmol/L (11.0-23.0 g/dL)

1 week - 1 month
116-232 nmol/L (9.0-18.0 g/dL)

1 - 4 months
97-212 nmol/L (7.5-16.5 g/dL)

4 - 12 months
71-187 nmol/L (5.5-14.5 g/dL)

1 - 6 years
71-174 nmol/L (5.5-13.5 g/dL)

6 - 10 years
64-161 nmol/L (5.0-12.5 g/dL)

Information based on Meites S: Pediatric Clinical Chemistry. Washington, DC, American Association for
Clinical Chemistry, 1977.
S = serum; U = urine; P = plasma.
Same as DHEA.