CAMBRIDGE FINAL MB REFERENCE RANGES

SECTION A – ADULT VALUES

BIOCHEMISTRY

SERUM/PLASMA
Parameter Gender Reference range Units
Sodium 135145 mmol/L
Potassium 3.45.0 mmol/L
Bicarbonate 2132 mmol/L
Urea <7.5 mmol/L
Creatinine 35125 μmol/L
Estimated glomerular filtration rate >60 mL/min
Creatinine clearance 90-120 mL/min
Plasma glucose (fasting) 3.56.0 mmol/L
Haemoglobin A1C 4.96.3 %
3045 mmol/mol

Total protein 6383 g/L

Albumin 3051 g/L
Total bilirubin <17 μmol/L
Alkaline phosphatase 30135 U/L
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <50 U/L
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <40 U/L
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GT) Male <51 U/L
Female <31 U/L

Corrected calcium 2.12.5 mmol/L

Phosphate 0.81.4 mmol/L
Magnesium 0.71.0 mmol/L

C-reactive protein (CRP) <6 mg/L

Troponin I (TnI) 17-56 ng/L
Creatine kinase (CK) Male 24195 U/L
Female 24170 U/L
Uric acid (urate) Male 0.20.45 mmol/L
Female 0.150.35 mmol/L
Ferritin 10291 g/L
Transferrin 1.9–3.5 g/L
Vitamin B12 211911 ng/L

Total cholesterol (fasting) desirable <5.2 mmol/L

HDL cholesterol (fasting) desirable >1.0 mmol/L
LDL cholesterol (fasting) desirable <4.0 mmol/L
Triglycerides (fasting) desirable <2.0 mmol/L

Plasma Osmolality 280300 mOsmol/kg

Free T4 1019.8 pmol/L

TSH 0.355.5 mU/L
Antithyroid peroxidise (TPO) antibodies 0100 IU/mL

ARTERIAL BLOOD
pH 7.357.45
+
Hydrogen ion (H ) 3545 nmol/L
-
Bicarbonate ion (HCO3 ) 2230 mmol/L
Base excess ±2.5 mmol/L
PO2 breathing air 9.314.0 kPa
PCO2 breathing air 4.76.0 kPa

URINE
24hr total protein <0.2 g/24hr

Final MB Unified Reference Range Document V2; Last Updated - 22.01.2014 (JL)
HAEMATOLOGY

Haemoglobin (Hb) Male 130180 (1318) g/L (g/dL)

Female 115160 (11.516) g/L (g/dL)
MCH 2732 pg
MCV 80100 fL
Haematocrit [Packed cell volume, PCV)] 0.37–0.47 L/L
9
White Cell Count (WCC) 4.011.0 x 10 /L
12
Red Cell Count 4.0–5.2 x 10 /L
9
Neutrophils 2.07.5 x 10 /L
9
Lymphocytes 1.04.5 x 10 /L
9
Monocytes 0.10.8 x 10 /L
9
Eosinophils <0.4 x 10 /L
9
Platelets 150400 x 10 /L
Reticulocytes <1%
st
ESR <50 years Male <10 mm/1 h
st
Female <15 mm/1 h
st
ESR ≥50 years Male <20 mm/1 h
st
Female <30 mm/1 h

Prothrombin time (PT) 11.515.5 s

International normalised ratio (INR) <1.4
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) 3040 s
D-dimer <250 ng/mL

CEREBRO-SPINAL FLUID (CSF)

Opening pressure 80200 mmH2O

Lymphocytes <4 /μL
Polymorphs 0 /μL
Red blood cells (RBC) 0 /μL
Total protein 0.150.4 g/L
Glucose 5060% of plasma
glucose (paired sample)

SECTION B – PAEDIATRIC VALUES

BIOCHEMISTRY

SERUM/PLASMA
Sodium 136145 mmol/L
Potassium 3.34.7 mmol/L
Bicarbonate 2125 mmol/L
Urea 2.96.4 mmol/L
Creatinine 35125 μmol/L
Plasma glucose 3.56.0 mmol/L

HAEMATOLOGY

Haemoglobin (Hb) 110140 (1114) g/L (g/dL)

MCH 2430 pg
MCV 7587 fL
9
White Cell Count (WCC) 5.015.0 x 10 /L
9
Neutrophils 1.58.0 x 10 /L
9
Lymphocytes 6.09.0 x 10 /L
9
Monocytes 0.21.0 x 10 /L
9
Eosinophils 0.11.0 x 10 /L
9
Platelets 200500 x 10 /L

SECTION C – OTHERS

ADULT BONE MINERAL DENSITY (BMD) T-SCORES

Above -1 SD Normal
Below -1 but above -2.5 SD Osteopenia
Below -2.5 SD Osteoporosis

Final MB Unified Reference Range Document V2; Last Updated - 22.01.2014 (JL)