AKT Practice

Lab Reference Values

Investigation Reference Range Units
Full Blood Count
Haemoglobin (Hb) - Male 130 - 180 g/L
Haemoglobin (Hb) - Female 115 - 165 g/L
White cell count (WCC) - Total 3.6 - 11.0 x 10⁹/L
Neutrophils 1.8 - 7.5 x 10⁹/L
Lymphocytes 1.0 - 4.0 x 10⁹/L
Monocytes 0.2 - 0.8 x 10⁹/L
Eosinophils 0.1 - 0.4 x 10⁹/L
Basophils 0.02 - 0.10 x 10⁹/L
Platelet count 140 - 400 x 10⁹/L
Red cell count (RCC) - Male 4.5 - 6.5 x 10¹²/L
Red cell count (RCC) - Female 3.8 - 5.8 x 10¹²/L
Haematocrit - Male 0.40 - 0.54 /L
Haematocrit - Female 0.37 - 0.47 /L
Mean cell volume (MCV) 80 - 100 fL
Coagulation
Prothrombin time (PT) 10 - 14 seconds
APTT 24 - 37 seconds
Fibrinogen 1.50 - 4.50 g/L
D-dimer < 500 ng/mL
Haematinics
Ferritin - Male 25 - 350 ng/mL
Ferritin - Female 10 - 300 ng/mL
Vitamin B12 180 - 1000 pg/mL
Folate > 4.0 ng/mL
Serum Iron - Male 11.6 - 35.0 μmol/L
Serum Iron - Female 4.6 - 30.4 μmol/L
Transferrin 2.0 - 3.6 g/L
Transferrin saturation 20 - 50 %
TIBC 45 - 81 μmol/L
ESR - Male (≤49y) 1 - 7 mm/hr
ESR - Female (≤49y) 3 - 9 mm/hr
Biochemistry (U&Es)
Sodium (Na+) 133 - 146 mmol/L
Potassium (K+) 3.5 - 5.3 mmol/L
Calcium (Adjusted) 2.2 - 2.6 mmol/L
Magnesium (Mg2+) 0.7 - 1.0 mmol/L
Chloride 98 - 106 mmol/L
Phosphate 0.74 - 1.4 mmol/L
Urea 2.5 - 7.8 mmol/L
Creatinine - Male 59 - 104 μmol/L
Creatinine - Female 45 - 84 μmol/L
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
ALP 30 - 130 U/L
ALT - Male < 41 U/L
ALT - Female < 33 U/L
AST 1 - 45 U/L
Bilirubin < 21 μmol/L
GGT - Male < 60 U/L
GGT - Female < 40 U/L
Albumin 35 - 50 g/L
CRP < 5 mg/L
Metabolic & Endocrinology
HbA1c < 42 mmol/mol
Fasting Glucose 4.0 - 6.0 mmol/L
TSH 0.4 - 4.0 mU/L
Free T4 9 - 24 pmol/L
Free T3 3.5 - 7.8 pmol/L
Cortisol (Random) 137 - 429 nmol/L
Testosterone (Male <50) 10 - 45 nmol/L
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
pH 7.35 - 7.45
pO2 11 - 13 kPa
pCO2 4.7 - 6.0 kPa
HCO3 22 - 26 mmol/L
Base Excess -2 to +2 mmol/L
Lumbar Puncture
LP Appearance Clear
LP WBC 0 - 5 cells/µL
LP Protein 0.15 - 0.45 g/L
LP Glucose 2.8 - 4.2 mmol/L
Opening Pressure 10 - 20 cm H2O