21.1 |
Clinical chemistry values |
Blood gases (breathing air at sea level)

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Blood H+ 35–45 nmol/L | |
pH |
7.36–7.44 |
PaO2 |
11.3–12.6 kPa |
PaCO2 |
4.7–6.0 kPa |
Base excess |
+/− 2 mmol/L |
Carboxyhaemoglobin |
non-smoker <2% |
Carboxyhaemoglobin |
smoker 3–15% |
Serum values | |
Na |
137–144 mmol/L |
K |
3.5–4.9 mmol/L |
Cl |
95–107 mmol/L |
HCO3 |
20–28 mmol/L |
Anion gap |
12–16 mmol/L |
Urea |
2.5–7.5 mmol/L |
Creatinine |
60–110 μmol/L |
Ca |
2.2–2.6 mmol/L |
Phosphate |
0.8–1.4 mmol/L |
Serum total protein |
61–76 g/L |
Liver values | |
Albumin |
37–49 g/L |
Total bilirubin |
1–22 μmol/L |
Conjugated bilirubin |
0–3.4 μmol/L |
ALT |
5–35 units/L |
AST |
1–31 units/L |
ALP |
45–105 units/L (over 14 years) |
GGT |
4–35 units/L (<50 units/L in males) |
LDH |
10–250 units/L |
Cardiac biomarkers | |
CK |
(males) 24–195 units/L;(females) 24–170 units/L |
Others | |
Cu |
12–26 μmol/L |
Caeruloplasmin |
200–350 mg/L |
Al |
0–10 mcg/L |
Mg |
0.75–1.05 mmol/L |
Zn |
6–25 μmol/L |
Urate |
(males) 0.23–0.46 mmol/L;(females) 0.19–0.36 mmol/L |
Plasma lactate |
0.6–1.8 mmol/L |
Plasma ammonia |
12–55 μmol/L |
Serum ACE |
25–82 units /L |
Fasting plasma glucose |
3.0–6.0 mmol/L |
HbA1c |
3.8–6.4% |
Fructosamine |
<285 μmol/L |
Serum amylase |
60–180 units/L |
Plasma osmolality |
278–305 mOsm/kg |
Lipids and lipoproteins: assess overall lifetime risk | |
Serum cholesterol |
<5.2 mmol/L |
Serum LDL cholesterol |
<3.36 mmol/L |
Serum HDL cholesterol |
>0.55 mmol/L |
Fasting serum TG |
0.45–1.69 mmol/L |