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Laboratory Reference Values

UCSD Clinical Laboratories Normal Values, abbreviated

The following are the normal labs values at UCSD.  Provided by Charles Goldberg, M.D., January, 2012.

Hematology Coagulation Chemistry

 

Hematology

HEMATOLOGY :   >12 Years – Adult

WBC 1000/mm3

4 – 10

RBC million/mm3

4.6 – 6.1 (M)

3.9 – 5.2 (F)

Hgb gm/dL

13.7 – 17.5  (M)

11.2 – 15.7   (F)

Hct %

40-50  (M)

34-45   (F)

RET%

0.5-1.7 (M)

0.5-1.8 (F)

RET 1000/mm3

26-95 (M)

16-78 (F)

MCV um3

79-100

MCH pgm

26-32

MCHC %

32 – 36

MPV fl

9.4-12.4

RDW-CV %

12-15

Platelets 1000/mm3

140-370

% Neutrophils

34-71

% Bands

0 - 15

Neutrophil 1000/mm3

1.6-7.0

% Lymphs

19-53

Lymphs 1000/mm3

0.8-3.1

% Monocytes

5-12

Monocytes 1000/mm3

0.2-0.8

% Eosinophils

< 4

Eosinophils 1000/mm3

< 0.5

% Basophils

<  2

Basophils 1000/mm3

< 0.1

% Immature Grans (IG)

< 1

IG 1000/mm3

< 0.1

% nRBC/100WBC

< 1

nRBC 1000/mm3

< 0.1

SED Rate  mm/hr

Ages 0 – 49 years

0-15 (M)

0-20 (F)

Ages >50

0-20 (M)

0-30 (F)

Coagulation

COAGULATION

Antithrombin Activity 

% 80-140

APC resistant FV (LEIDEN)

Normal

APTT, patient 

sec 25.0-34.0

Bleeding Time 

min < 7.0

D-DIMER HS  

ng/mL < 240 240 ng/mL or less is a negative test.

DIL whole bld clot lysis 

hr >2

DRVVT Confirm Test Ratio

<1.12 A Test Ratio >1.12 confirms the presence of a lupus anticoagulant.

Factor II activity 

% 75-125

Factor IX activity

% 65-135

Factor V activity

% 55-135

Factor VII activity 

% 60-120

Factor VIII activity

% 55-140

Factor X activity  

% 60-135

Factor XI activity 

% 75-165

Factor XII activity

% 60-140

Factor XIII/Clot lys scrn 

Clots stable in 5M Urea and Saline at 24 hours

Fibrinogen  

mg/dL 200-450

Protein C Activity 

% 70-160

Protein S Antigen-free 

% 65-145

Protein S Antigen-Total 

% 68-132

PT, patient sec 

9.7-12.5

Reptilase time  

sec Control +/- 4 SEC

Ristocetin cofactor act*

% 60-150

Thrombin time  

sec 12.8-16.2

Von Willebrand Factor Ag

% 60-160

Von Willebrand Activity*

% 55-150

*note these tests are different methods of measuring the same item (vWF activity)

Chemistry

CHEMISTRY

Albumin  

gm/dL 3.5-5.2

Alkaline Phos  

U/L 40-129 35-140

ALT (SGPT)  

U/L 0-41 0-33

AST (SGOT)  

U/L 0-40 0-32

LDH   

IU/L 25-175

Bilirubin DIRECT

mg/dL <0.2

Bilirubin TOTAL     

mg/dL <1.2 

BUN  

mg/dL 6-20

Calcium  

mg/dL 8.6-10.5

Creatinine 

mg/dL 0.67-1.17 (M)

0.51-0.95 (F)

Iron 

mcg/dL: 59-158 (M)

37-145 (F)

Ferritin   

ng/mL 30-400 (M)

13-150 (F)

Haptoglobin  

mg/dL 30-200

IBC (TIBC)  

mcg/dL 148-506

IGA  

mg/dL 70-400

IGE   

IU/mL <100

IGG   

mg/dL 700-1600

 

IGM   

mg/dL 40-230

Vitamin B12  

pg/mL 211-946

Folic Acid (Serum)

ng/mL 3.1-17.5

Borderline Deficient: 2.2-3.0 ;

Deficient: <2.

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