LAB VALUES

Complete Blood Count

Red Blood Cells (RBC)

Male                   4.5 – 5.5 million

Female               4.0 – 5.0 million

Children             3.8 – 6.0 million

Newborn           4.1 – 6.1 million

Causes for high values: Congenital heart disease, dehydration, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis 

Causes for low values: Anemia, bleeding, hypothyroidism, leukemia, thalassemia

Hemoglobin (Hb)

Male                   14 – 17.5 g/dl

Female                12 – 16 g/dl

Children              9 – 20 g/dl

Newborn            14 – 25 g/dl

Causes for high values: COPD, dehydration, emphysema, polycythemia vera 

Causes for low values: Anemia, cancer, hypothyroidism, leukemia, anti-retroviral drugs

Hematocrit

Male                   42 – 54%

Female               37 – 47%

Children             36 – 40%

Newborn           55 – 68%

Causes for high values: Congenital heart disease, dehydration, hypoxia 

Causes for low values: Anemia, bleeding, malnutrition, leukemia

Platelets            150,000 – 400,000 per microliter

Causes for high values: Von Willebrand disease, splenectomy, inflammation, cancer 

Causes for low values: Aplastic anemia, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cirrhosis

White Blood Cells (WBC)            4,500 to 10,000 cells/mcL

Neutrophils                                    55 – 70%

Lymphocytes                                  20 – 40%

Monocytes                                      2 – 8%

Eosinophils                                      1 – 4%

Basophils                                      0.5 – 1%

Causes for high values: infections, inflammatory disease, smoking 

Causes for low values: bacterial infection, autoimmune disorders, liver and/or spleen problems

Metabolic Panel

Potassium                                    3.5 – 5.0 mEq/L

Sodium                                         135 – 145 mEq/L

Chloride                                       96 – 110 mEq/L

Calcium                                        9 – 10.5 mg/dl

Magnesium                                 1.5 – 2.2 mg/dl

Phosphorus                                 2.5 – 4.5 mg/dl

Glucose                                        70 – 110 mg/dl

Protein                                         6.4 – 8.2 g/dl

Albumin                                       3.5 – 5.0 g/dl

Bilirubin                                       0.3 – 1 mg/dl

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)     6 – 22mg/dl

Creatinine

Men                                               0.7 – 1.4 mg/dl

Women                                         0.5 – 1.1 mg/dl

Other Blood Chemistry

HDL

Men                                             40 – 50 mg/dl

Women                                       50 – 60 mg/dl

LDL                                                             <130 mg/dl

Total cholesterol                                      <200 mg/dl

Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate (ESR) <20 mm/hour

Iron

Men                                              80 – 180 mcg/dl

Women                                        60 – 160 mcg/dl

Cardiac

C-reactive Protein (CRP)                         <1.0 mg/dl

Trop-I                                                         <0.03 ng/ml

Creatine Kinase (CK)                                   50 – 150 U/L

Coagulation

PT                                                      11 – 14 seconds

aPTT                                                  25 – 40 seconds

INR                                                     0.8 – 1.2 seconds

D-Dimer                                            </= 0.5 mcg/ml

Arterial Blood Gas ABG

pH                                             7.35 – 7.45

pCO2                                         35 – 45 mmHg

pO2                                           75 – 100 mmHg

HCO3                                        22 – 28 mEq/L

Urinalysis

pH                                              Between 5 and 6

Specific Gravity                        1.005 – 1.030

Osmolality                                38 – 1400 mOsm/L