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Value
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential
Abbreviation Unit Normal
Red Blood Cell RBC x10 6 /mcL Male: 4.5 - 5.5Female: 4.0 - 4.
WBC cells/mcL 4,500 - 10, % 40 - 60 % 3 - 5(>8 = left shift)
PLT
Hgb Hct MCV RDW
cells/mcL g/dL % fL %
Male: 13.5 - 16. Female: 12.0 - 15. Male: 41 - 50 Female: 36 - 44 80 - 100 <14.
White Blood Cell
Neutrophils
Band Forms
Eosinophlis
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Platelets
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
Mean Corpuscular Volume
Red Cell Distribution Width
Value
Blood Chemistry (Basic Metabolic Panel) (BMP)
Abbreviation Unit Normal
Sodium Na+ mEq/L 135 - 145
K+ Cl- Glu Ca^2 + Cr BUN
mEq/L 3.5 - 5. mEq/L mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL mg/dL
Potassium
Chloride
Glucose
Calcium
Creatinine
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Value
Cholesterol Levels
Abbreviation Unit Normal
Cholesterol Total mg/dL < LDL HDL TG
mg/dL < mg/dL mg/dL
60 optimal <
Low Density Lipoprotein
High Density Lipoprotein
Triglycerides
Value
Arterial Blood Gas
Abbreviation Unit Normal
pH 7.35 - 7.
PaCO (^2)
pH
PaO (^2) HCO (^3)
mmHg 35 - mmHg mEq/L
Partial Pressure of CO 2
Partial Pressure of O 2
Bicarbonate
Base Excess BE mEq/L -2 - + Oxygen Saturation SaO 2 % 95 - 100
Value
Coagulation Studies
Abbreviation Unit Normal
Prothrombin Time Seconds 11 - 14
PTT
PT
INR
aPTT
Seconds 25 - 35
Seconds
Partial Thromboplastin Time
International Normalized Ratio Activated Partial AThromboplastin Time
Value
Common Laboratory Tests
Abbreviation Unit Normal
HDL
INR
mg/dL mg/L 0.54 - 2. 0.8 - 1.
High Density Lipoprotein >60 optimal Homocysteine International Normalized Ratio Iron Fe μg/dL 50- LDH
LDL
Mg MCV
U/L 88-
mEq/L U/L mg/dL mg/dL fL
Venous Blood: 0.5-2. Arterial Blood: 0.5-1. 0 - 160
Lactate Dehydrogenase Lactic Acid Lipase Low Density Lipoprotein Magnesium Mean Corpuscular Volume Myoglobin MB ng/mL 5 – 70
SaO (^2) PaCO (^2) PaO (^2) PTT pH
mOSM/kg 261- % mmHg mmHg Seconds
Osmolality, Serum Oxygen Saturation (Arterial) Partial Pressure of (Arterial) CO 2 Partial Pressure of (Arterial) O 2 Partial Thromboplastin Time
Phosphorus (phosphate) PO 4 mg/dL 3.0-4. PLT K+ PAB PSA Prot
cells/mcL 100,000 - 450, mEq/L mg/dL ng/mL g/dL
Male: < 4 Female: < 0.
Platelets Potassium Prealbumin
Prostate Specific Antigen
Protein (total) Prothrombin Time PT Seconds 11 - 14
Red Cell Distribution Width RDW <14. Sodium Na+ 135 - 145
RBC x10 6 /ml
mEq/L Triglycerides TG mg/dL < Total Iron Binding Capacity TIBC μg/dL 250- Troponin I cTnI ng/mL <0. White Blood Cell WBC 4,500 - 10,
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cells/mcL
Male: 4.5 - 5. Red Blood Cell Female: 4.0 - 4.
pH (arterial)
