Common haematology values |
Haemoglobin | men | 130180g/L |
women | 115160g/L |
Mean cell volume, MCV | 7696fL |
Platelets | 150400 x 109/L |
White cells (total) | 411 x 109/L |
neutrophils | 4075% |
lymphocytes | 2045% |
eosinophils | 16% |
Blood gases |
pH | 7.357.45 |
PaO2 | >10.6kPa (75100mmHg) |
PaCO2 | 4.76kPa (3545mmHg) |
Base excess | 2mmol/L |
U&Es (urea and electrolytes) |
Sodium | 135145mmol/L |
Potassium | 3.55mmol/L |
Creatinine | 70150mol/L |
Urea | 2.56.7mmol/L |
eGFR | >90 |
LFTs (liver function tests) |
Bilirubin | 317mol/L |
Alanine aminotransferase, ALT | 535IU/L |
Aspartate transaminase, AST | 535IU/L |
Alkaline phosphatase, ALP | 30150IU/L (non-pregnant adults) |
Albumin | 3550g/L |
Protein (total) | 6080g/L |
Cardiac enzymes |
Troponin T | <0.1micrograms/L |
Creatine kinase | 25195IU/L |
Lactate dehydrogenase, LDH | 70250IU/L |
Lipids and other biochemical values |
Cholesterol | <5mmol/L desired |
Triglycerides | 0.51.9mmol/L |
Amylase | 0180 Somogyi U/dL |
C-reactive protein, CRP | <10mg/L |
Calcium (total) | 2.122.65mmol/L |
Glucose, fasting | 3.55.5mmol/L |
Prostate-specific antigen, PSA | 04ng/mL |
T4 (total thyroxine) | 70140nanomol/L |
Thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH | 0.55.7mU/L |
Biochemistry reference intervals |
HbAc1 |
Normal | <42mmol/ml (<6%) |
Pre-diabetes | 4247mmol/ml (66.4%) |
Diabetes | 48mmol/ml (6.5%) |
Reproduced with permission from Longmore M, Wilkinson IB, Baldwin, A, and Wallin, E (2014). Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (9th edn). Oxford: Oxford University Press
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