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APPE Resources: Lab Values

Disclaimer

It is important to note that these values will vary slightly from institution to institution.

Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

Sodium (Na) 135-145 mEq/L
Potassium (K) 3.5-5 mEq/L
CO2 24-30 mEq/L
Chloride (Cl) 95-106 mEq/L
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) 7-20 mg/dL
Serum Creatinine (SCr) 

Adult Male: 0.7-1.3 mg/dL

Adult Female: 0.6-1.1 mg/dL

Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) 70-110 mg/dL
Hemoglobin A1C 4-6%

Liver Function Tests

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) 10-40 units/L
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) 10-40 units/L
Bilirubin, total (T Bili) 0.1-1.2 mg/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase (Alk Phos or ALP) 33-131 IU/L

Complete Metabolic Panel (CMP)

Calcium (total) 8.5-10.5 mg/dL
Magnesium (Mg) 1.5-2.2 mEq/L
Phosphorous 2.6-4.5 mg/dL
Albumin  3.5-5.0 g/dL

Lipids

Total Cholesterol (TC) <200 mg/dL
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) <100 mg/dL
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) >50 mg/dL
Triglycerides (TG) <150 mg/dL

Kidney Panel

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) intact 10-60 pg/ml or ng/L
Erythropoietin 4.0-18.5 mIU/mL
Ferritin

Male: 20-250 ng/ml or mcg/L

Female: 10-150 ng/mL or mcg/L

Iron

Male: 45-160 mcg/dL

Female: 30-160 mcg/dL

Total Iron Binding Capacity 220-420 mcg/dL
Transferrin 200-430 mg/dL
Vitamin D3, 1, 25 (OH)2 20-76 pg/m
Vitamin D3 25(OH) 10-50 ng/ml

 

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Hemoglobin (Hgb)

Male: 14-18 g/dL

Female: 12-16 g/dL

Hematocrit (Hct)

Male: 42-50%

Female: 36-45%

White Blood Cells (WBCs) 4.4-11.3 x 10cells/µL
Platelets (PLTs) 150-400 x 103/µL

Thyroid Function

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) 0.3-3 mlU/L
Total Thyroxine (T4) 4.5-10.9 mcg/dL
Free Thyroxine (FT4) 0.9-2.3 ng/dL