Table of Common Tests and Ranges
| Each lab typically provides "normal" ranges of values along with the test results, although some labs may differ in the exact ranges of the normal values. Remember to ask you physician for a copy of your laboratory results for your own personal records, so that you can monitor trends in your lab tests. | ||
| Red Blood Cells (RBCs) | Female: 4.0-5.3 Male : 4.5-6.1 |
million cells per cubic millimeter (million/mm3) |
| Hemoglobin (HB or HGB) | Female: 12-16 Male: 14-18 |
grams per deciliter (g/dl) grams per deciliter (g/dl) |
| Hematocrit (HCT) | Female: 37-47 Male: 42-52 |
% % |
| White Blood Cells (WBCs) | 4.3-10.8 | thousand cells per cubic millimeter (thousand/mm3) |
| Basophil % of White Blood Cells | 0-3 | % |
| Eosinophil % of White Blood Cells | 0-7 | % |
| Lymphocyte % of White Blood Cells | 12-50 | % |
| Monocyte % of White Blood Cells | 0-12 | % |
| Neutrophil % of White Blood Cells | 40-73 | % |
| Lymphocyte Subsets: | ||
| Total T Lymphocytes (CD3) | 990-1,910 | cells per cubic millimeter (cells/mm3) |
| Total CD4 T-cells | 590-1,120 | cells per cubic millimeter (cells/mm3) |
| Total CD8 T-cells | 330-790 | cells per cubic millimeter (cells/mm3) |
| T-lymphocyte percentage (CD3 %) | 61-85 | % |
| CD4 T-cell percentage (CD4 %) | 28-58 | % |
| CD8 T-cell percentage (CD8 %) | 19-48 | % |
| Platelet Count | 140,000-440,000 | cells per cubic millimeter (cells/mm3) |
| Liver Function Tests: | ||
| ALT (SGPT or Alanine aminotransferase) | 0-45 | units/liter (u/L) |
| AST (SGOT or Aspartate aminotransferase) | 0-41 | units/liter (u/L) |
| Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH) | 50-115 | units/liter (u/L) |
| Phosphatase (alkaline) | 36-125 | units/liter (u/L) |
| Bilirubin (total) | 0.1-1.2 | milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) |
| Kidney Function Tests: | ||
| BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) | 7-28 | milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) |
| Creatinine | 0.6-1.5 | milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) |
| Uric Acid | 3-7 | milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) |
| Red Blood Cell Indices: | ||
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) | 27-33 | picogram per red blood cell |
| MCH Concentration (MCHC) | 32-36 | % |
| Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) | 79-100 | femtoliters |
| Amylase | 53-160* | units/liter (u/L) |
| Calcium (urine) | Female: <250 Male: <300 |
mg/day |
| Cholesterol | 120-220 | milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) |
| Creatine Phospokinase (CK or CPK) | female: 10-79 male: 17-148 |
units/liter (u/L) |
| Glucose | 70-125 | mg/dL |
| Magnesium | 0.6-1.0 | mmol/L |
| Potassium | 3.5-5.3 | mmol/L |
| Sodium | 135-146 | mmol/L |
| Protein | 6.0-8.3 | grams per deciliter (g/dl) |
| Total Albumin | 3.2-5.5 | grams per deciliter (g/dl) |
| Globulin | 1.5-3.8 | grams per deciliter (g/dl) |
| Triglycerides | 35-160 | milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) |
| Urea Nitrogen (see BUN) | 7-28 | milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) |
| * In our review of
lab reports, the normal range for amylase, in particular, varied
widely. As with all these values, it is important to examine your report to find the normal ranges for your lab. |
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