Emergency Medicine

APPENDIX

504 Normal Laboratory Values

ELECTROLYTES, GLUCOSE

sodium 135–145 mmol/L

potassium plasma: 3.4–4.5 mmol/L

serum: 3.8–4.9 mmol/L

chloride 95–110 mmol/L

bicarbonate 22–32 mmol/L

urea 3–8 mmol/L

creatinine females: 50–110 micromol/L

males: 60–120 micromol/L

glucose fasting: 3–5.4 mmol/L

random: 3–7.7 mmol/L

calcium ionised: 1.16–1.3 mmol/L

total: 2.1–2.6 mmol/L

magnesium 0.8–1 mmol/L

phosphate 0.8–1.5 mmol/L

urate females: 0.15–0.4 mmol/L

males: 0.2–0.45 mmol/L

osmolality 280–300 mosmol/kg

PROTEINS

albumin 32–45 g/L (age variable)

protein (total) 62–80 g/L

bilirubin (total) <20 micromol/L

bilirubin (conj) <4 micromol/L

ENZYMES

GGT females: <30 units/L

males: <50 units/L

ALP (non-pregnant) 25–100 units/L

ALT <35 units/L

AST <40 units/L

lactate dehydrogenase 110–230 units/L

creatine kinase females: 30–180 units/L

males: 60–220 units/L

lipase <70 U/L

amylase 0–180 Somogyi U/dL

LIPIDS

triglycerides (fasting) <1.7 mmol/L

cholesterol (total) <5.5 mmol/L

HDL males: 0.9–2.0 mmol/L

females: 1–2.2 mmol/L

LDL 2–3.4 mmol/L