Fundamentals 🩺: Lab Values

CBC (complete blood count) - WBC (white blood cell)

4,000 - 11,000 / uL

CBC (complete blood count) - RBC (red blood cell)

4.5 - 5.5 / uL

CBC (complete blood count) - PLT (platelet count)

150,000 - 450,000 / uL

CBC (complete blood count) - HGB (hemoglobin)

Male 14 - 18 g/dL

Female 12 - 16 g/dL

CBC (complete blood count) - HCT (hematocrit)

Male 42% - 54%

Female 36% - 48%

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Sodium

135 - 145 mEq/ L

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Potassium

3.5 - 5 mEq/ L

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Chloride

95 - 106 mEq/ L

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Bun

5 - 20 md/ dL

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Creatinine

0.6 - 1.2 mg/ dL

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Glucose

70 - 100 mg/dL

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Calcium

9 - 11 mg/ dL

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Albumin

3.4 - 5.4 g/dL

BMP (basic metabolic panel) - Total protein

6.2 - 8.2 g/L

COAGS (coagulation) - PT (prothrombin time)

10 - 13 seconds

COAGS (coagulation) - APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time)

Not on Heparin: 25 - 35 seconds

On Heparin: 1.5 - 2.5x

COAGS (coagulation) - INR (international normalized ratio)

Not on Warfarin: 0.8 - 1.1

On Warfarin: 2 - 3

COAGS (coagulation) - Fibrinogen

200 - 400 mg/ dL

Lipids - total cholesterol

200 mg/ dL or lower

Lipids - triglycerides

150 mg/ dL or lower

Lipids - LDL (low density lipoprotein)

100 mg/dL or lower

Lipids - HDL (high density lipoprotein)

60 mg/ dL or higher

Renal - Calcium

9 - 11 mg/dL

Renal - magnetism

1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL

Renal - phosphate

2.5 - 4.5 mg/ dL

Renal - GFR (glomerular filtration rate)

90 - 120 mL/ min

Renal - BUN

10 20 md/ dL

A1C - non diabetic

4 - 5.6%

A1C - pre diabetic

5.7 - 6.4%

A1C - diabetic

6.5% or higher

A1C - diabetic target

6.5% or lower

LFT (lateral flow test) - ALT (alanine transaminase)

7 - 55 U/ L

LFT (lateral flow test) - AST (aspartate aminotransferace)

8 - 48 U/ L

LFT (lateral flow test) - ALP (alkaline phosphatase)

40 - 129 U/ L

LFT (lateral flow test) - Bilirubin

0.1 - 1.2 mg/ dL

Pancreas- amylase

30 - 110 U/L

Pancreas - Lipase

0 - 150 U/L

ABG (arterial blood gas) - pH

7.35 - 7.45

ABG (arterial blood gas) - PAC02

35 - 45 mmHg

ABG (arterial blood gas) - HC03

22 - 26

ABG (arterial blood gas) - PA02

80 - 100 mmHg

BMI normal range

18.5 - 24.9

ICP (intracranial pressure)

5 - 15 mmHg