232 LAB VALUES

systolic blood pressure

<120 mmHg

diastolic blood pressure

<80 mmHg

blood pressure units

mmHg

sublingual thermometer reading

35.5-37.5°C

axillary thermometer reading relative to sublingual?

0.6°C lower

rectal thermometer reading relative to sublingual?

0.6°C higher

BMI units

kg/m²

1+ edema

2mm depression, immediate rebound

2+ edema

4mm depression, a few seconds to rebound

3+ edema

6mm depression, 10-12 seconds to rebound

4+ edema

8mm depression, >20 seconds to rebound

pulse rate

60-100 bpm

respiratory rate

12-16 breaths/min

fasting blood glucose

60-110 mg/dL

fasting blood glucose units

mg/dL

A1c

4-5.6%

A1c units

%

diabetes diagnostic criteria: A1c

≥6.5%

critical values for fasting blood glucose

<40, >500 mg/dL

diabetes diagnostic criteria: fasting blood glucose

≥126 mg/dL

diabetes diagnostic criteria: postprandial glucose

≥200 mg/dL

diabetes diagnostic criteria: random blood glucose

≥200 mg/dL

goal of therapy for A1c

<7%

goal of therapy for fasting blood glucose

80-130 mg/dL

goal of therapy for postprandial glucose

<180 mg/dL

frequency of testing A1c when patient is at goal

every 6 months (semiannually)

frequency of testing A1c when patient is NOT at goal

every 3 months (quarterly)

Hgb (male)

13.6-17.5 g/dL

Hgb (female)

12-15.5 g/dL

Hgb units

g/dL

Hct (male)

39-49%

Hct (female)

35-45%

Hct units

%

RBC (male)

4.3-6 × 10⁶/μL

RBC (female)

3.5-5.5 × 10⁶/μL

RBC units

× 10⁶/μL

MCV

80-100 μm³

MCV units

μm³

bilirubin

0.1-1.2 mg/dL

bilirubin units

mg/dL

albumin

3.4-4.7 g/dL

albumin units

g/dL

ALP

41-133 IU/L

ALT/AST

0-35 IU/L

ALP units

IU/L

ALT/AST units

IU/L

WBC

4.5-11 × 10³/μL

WBC units

× 10³/μL

Neu/Polys/PMN/segs/ANC

50-70%

bands

0-5%

Eos/AEC

0-4%

Baso/ABC

0-1%

Monos/AMC

2-6%

Lymphs/ALC

20-40%

INR

1

therapeutic INR for patients on anticoagulants

2-3

platelet count

150 × 10³-450 × 10³/μL

platelet count units

× 10³/μL

TSH

0.35-3 mIU/L

TSH units

mIU/L

free T4

0.8-1.7 ng/dL

free T4 units

ng/dL

total T4

5-11 μg/dL

uric acid

3-8 mg/dL

uric acid units

mg/dL