Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), serum
9 -52 pg/mL (2-11 pmol/L)
Aldosterone, serum (Supine position)
2-5 ng/dL (55-138 pmol/L)
Aldosterone, serum (Standing position)
7-20 ng/dL (194-554 pmol/L)
Aldosterone, urine
5-19 µg/24 h (13.9-52.6 nmol/24 h)
Epinephrine, plasma (supine)
less than 75 ng/L (410 pmol/L)
Norepinephrine, plasma (supine)
50-440 ng/L (296-2600 pmol/L)
Catecholamines, 24-hour, urine
less than 100 µg/m2 per 24 h (591 nmol/m2 per 24 h)
Cortisol, free, urine
less than 50 µg/24 h (138 nmol/24 h)
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA), plasma (Male)
1.3-5.5 µg/mL (3.5-14.9 µmol/L)
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA), plasma (Female)
0.6-3.3 µg/mL (1.6-8.9 µmol/L)
Epinephrine, plasma (supine)
less than 75 ng/L (410 pmol/L)
Estradiol, serum (Male)
10-30 pg/mL (37-110 pmol/L)
Estradiol, serum (Female)
day 1-10, 14-27 pg/mL (50-100 pmol/L)
day 11-20, 14-54 pg/mL (50-200 pmol/L)
day 21-30, 19-41 pg/mL (70-150 pmol/L)
Follicle-stimulating hormone, serum (Male adult)
5-15 mU/mL (5-15 units/L)
Follicle-stimulating hormone, serum (Female)
follicular or luteal phase, 5-20 mU/mL (5-20 units/L)
midcycle peak, 30-50 mU/mL (30-50 units/L)
postmenopausal, greater than 35 mU/mL (35 units/L)
Growth hormone, plasma
after oral glucose: less than 2 ng/mL (2 µg/L)
response to provocative stimuli: greater than 7 ng/mL (7 µg/L)
Luteinizing hormone, serum (Male)
3-15 mU/mL (3-15 units/L)
Luteinizing hormone, serum (Female)
follicular or luteal phase, 5-22 mU/mL (5-22 units/L)
midcycle peak, 30-250 mU/mL (30-250 units/L)
postmenopausal, greater than 30 mU/mL (30 units/L)
Metanephrine, urine
less than 1.2 mg/24 h (6.1 mmol/ 24 h)
Norepinephrine, plasma (supine)
50-440 ng/L (296-2600 pmol/L)
Parathyroid hormone, serum
10-65 pg/mL (10-65 ng/L)
Progesterone, blood (Male adult)
0.27-0.9 ng/mL (0.9-2.9 nmol/L)
Progesterone, blood (Female)
follicular phase, 0.33-1.20 ng/mL (1.0-3.8 nmol/L);
luteal phase, 0.72-17.8 ng/mL (2.3-56.6 nmol/L);
postmenopausal, <0.2-1 ng/mL (0.6-3.18 nmol/L);
oral contraceptives, 0.34-0.92 ng/mL (1.1-2.9 nmol/L)
Prolactin, serum (Male)
less than 15 ng/mL (15 µg/L)
Prolactin, serum (Female)
less than 20 ng/mL (20 µg/L)
Testosterone, serum (Male (adult)
300-1200 ng/dL (10-42 nmol/L)
Testosterone, serum (Female)
20-75 ng/dL (0.7-2.6 nmol/L)
Thyroid iodine (131I) uptake
10%-30% of administered dose at 24 h
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
0.5-5.0 µU/mL (0.5-5.0 mU/L)
Thyroxine (T4), serum (Total)
5-12 µg/dL (64-155 nmol/L)
Thyroxine (T4), serum (Free)
0.9-2.4 ng/dL (12-31 pmol/L)
Triiodothyronine, free (T3)
3.6-5.6 ng/L (5.6-8.6)
Triiodothyronine, resin (T3)
25%-35%
Triiodothyronine, serum (T3)
70-195 ng/dL (1.1-3.0 nmol/L)
Vanillylmandelic acid, urine
less than 8 mg/24 h (40.4 µmol/24 h)
Vitamin D 1,25-dihydroxy, serum
25-65 pg/mL (60-156 pmol/L)
Vitamin D 25-hydroxy, serum
25-80 ng/mL (62-200 nmol/L)