ABSTRACT
Acid – base status pH 7.36-7.44 Hydrogen ions 36-44 nmol/L Arterial O2 saturation > 97 per cent Arterial O2 partial pressure 12-15 kPa Arterial CO2 partial pressure 4.4-6.1 kPa Arterial bicarbonate 21.0-27.5 mmol/L Venous bicarbonate (total CO2) 24-30 mmol/L
Albumin 35-50 g/L Amylase 0-100 IU/L Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 10-35 IU/L Bilirubin
total 2-17 µmol/L conjugated 1-3 µmol/L
Calcium 2.12-2.62 mmol/L ionised 1.16-1.32 mmol/L
Chloride 95-107 mmol/L Cholesterol
total 3.6-7.8 mmol/L ‘ideal’ <5 mmol/L high density lipoprotein (HDL) 0.9-1.4 (male) mmol/L
1.1-1.7 (female) mmol/L
Copper 13-24 µmol/L Creatinine 55-120 µmol/L Fatty acids
total 3.6-18 mmol/L free, non-esterified 0.30-1.25 mmol/L
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) 10-55 (male) IU/L 5-35 (female) IU/L
Globulin 20-41 g/L Glucose, fasting 3.6-5.8 mmol/L Ketones 80-140 mmol/L Immunoglobulin
IgG 5-13 g/L IgA 0.5-4.00 g/L IgM 0.3-2.2 (male) g/L
0.4-2.5 (female) g/L Iron 14-32 (male) µmol/L
10-28 (female) µmol/L iron binding capacity 45-72 µmol/L transferrin newborn 1.30-2.75 g/L adult 2.20-4.00 g/L
transferrin saturation 20-50 per cent Lactate 0.4-1.4 mmol/L Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) 230-460 IU/L Magnesium 0.75-1.0 mmol/L Phosphate (inorganic) 0.8-1.4 mmol/L Phospholipid 1.25-3.2 g/L Potassium1 (serum) 3.6-5.1 mmol/L Protein (total) 60-80 g/L Pyruvate 34-103 µmol/L Sodium 132-144 mmol/L Triglycerides, fasting 0.6-1.7 (male) mmol/L
0.4-1.5 (female) mmol/L Urea 2.5-6.6 mmol/L Zinc 11-22 µmol/L 1 Levels often vary between plasma and serum.
