CommonLaboratoryValuesCheatSheet

Diagnostictestsarecrucialinanyaspectofclinicalpracticesincetheyassistcliniciansinestablishinganddeterminingtheparticularconditionofthe
patient.Nursesareoftentaskedofpatientpreparationandspecimencollectionduringthesediagnosticprocedures.Itisofutmostimportancethatnurses
areknowledgeableaboutthedifferentproceduresandtheirvaluesandresultstomakeinformedclinicaldecisions.Toassistnurses,herearethecommon
laboratoryvalueslistedinanorganizedandeasytounderstandtable.

Value

NormalRange

Unit

COMPLETEBLOODCOUNT

Value

NormalRange

Unit

Creatinephosphokinase(CPK)

21198

units/L

CreatinineClearance(CrCl)

F:85132
M:90138

mL/min

Albumin

3.45.0

g/dL

Bilirubin

<1.0

mg/dL

UricAcid

3.57.5

mg/dL

CHEMISTRYVALUES(cont.)

RedBloodCell(RBC)

M:4.55.5
F:4.04.9

x105/ml

WhiteBloodCell(WBC)

4,50010,000

cells/mcL

Platelets

100,000450,
000

cells/mcL

Hemoglobin(Hgb)

M:13.516.5
F:12.015.0
Pregnant:
1015

g/dL

Hematocrit(Hct)

M:4150%
F:3644%

ProthrombinTime(PT)

1114

seconds

MeanCorpuscularVolume(MCV)

80100

fL

PartialThromboplastinTime
(PTT)

2535

seconds

InternationalNormalizedRatio
(INR)

0.81.2

COAGULATIONSTUDIES

DIFFERENTIALCOUNT
Neutrophils

5462%

Eosinophils

13%

ActivatedPartialThromboplastin
Time(aPTT)

1.52.5

Basophils

00.75%

Fibrinogen

203377

mg/dL

Lymphocytes

2533%

Bleedingtime

16

mins

Monocytes

37%

LIPOPROTEINSANDTRIGLYCERIDES

SERUMELECTROLYTES

TotalCholesterol

Ideal:below
200
Borderline:
200240
High:above
240

mg/dL

LowDensityLipoprotein(LDL)

<70

mg/dL

HighDensityLipoprotein(HDL)

<60

mg/dL

Triglycerides

Normal:below
150
Borderline
high:150199
High:
200499
Veryhigh:
above500

mg/dL

SGOT(AST)

<35

IU/L

SGPT(ALT)

<35

IU/L

Troponin(CTN1orCTNT)

NormalI:0.03
CriticallevelI:
above1.5
CriticallevelT:
0.2

ng/L

Sodium(Na+)

135145

mEq/L

Potassium(K+)

3.55.5

mEq/L

Chloride(Cl)

95105

mEq/L

Calcium

8.510.9

mEq/L

Calcium,ionized

2.242.46

mEq/L

Magnesium(Mg)

1.52.5

mEq/L

Phosphorus(P)

2.54.5

mEq/L

1,0002,000

mL/day

30

mL/hour

SpecificGravity

1.0101.020

pH

4.58

Casts

12

perhighpower
field

Glucose

none

Protein

none

Creactiveprotein

Below0.8

mg/dL

UricAcid

F:3.57.2
M:2.66.0

mg/dL

CD40Ligand

1.515.35

mg/L

CreatinineKinase(CKMB)

03

mcg/L

pH

7.357.45

PartialPressureofCO2(pCO2)

3545

mmHg

PartialPressureofO2(pO2)

80100

mmHg

Bicarbonate(HCO3)

2226

mEq/L

URINALYSIS
Volume

CHEMISTRYVALUES
Glucose
BloodUreaNitrogen(BUN)

SerumCreatinine

Adults:
70110

mg/dL

Adults:718
Child:520
Infant:515

mg/dL

0.61.35

mg/dL

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CARDIACMARKERS

ARTERIALBLOODGAS

ARTERIALBLOODGAS(cont.)

TUMORMARKERS

BaseExcess(BE)

2+2

mEq/L

CA199TumorMarkers

<37

U/mL

OxygenSaturation(SaO2)

95100%

CA27.29

Above38

Uml

CA15.3

Above22

Uml

CA125

035

Uml

CarcinoembryonicAntigen(CEA)

Above5

ng/mL

THYROIDFUNCTIONSTUDIES
ThyroidStimulatingHormone
(TSH)

Adults:
0.25.4
Neonate:
320

mU/L

Adult:
5.411.5
Child:
6.413.3

mcg/dL

FreeThyroxine(TotalT4F4)

Adult:0.72.0

ng/dL

ThyroidBindingGlobulin(TBG)

Male:1530
Female:
11.532.2
Pregnancy
1stTrimester:
19.864.7
2ndTrimester:
41.463.9
3rdTrimester:
31.073.6

mcg/dL

Triiodothyronine(TotalT3)

75200

ng/dL

FreeTriiodothyronine(FT3)

260480

pg/dL

Thyroglobulin(Tg)Antibody

525

ng/mL

Thyroxine(TotalT4)

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THERAPEUTICSERUMDRUGLEVELS

Carbamazepine(Tegretol)

410

mcg/mL

Digoxin(Lanoxin)

0.82.0

ng/mL

Lithium(Eskalith)

0.81.5

mEq/L

Phenobarbital(Solfoton)

1540

mcg/mL

Theophylline(Aminophylline)

1020

mcg/mL

ValproicAcid(Depakene)

50100

mcg/mL