Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential
Value
Abbreviation
Red Blood Cell
RBC
White Blood Cell
Neutrophils
Band Forms
Unit
x106/ml
WBC
cells/mcL
Eosinophlis
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Platelets
Hemoglobin
PLT
Hgb
cells/mcL
g/dl
Hematocrit
Hct
Mean Corpuscular
Volume
Red Cell Distribution
Width
MCV
fL
RDW
Blood Chemistry (Basic Metabolic Panel) (BMP)
Value
Abbreviation
Sodium
Na+
Potassium
K+
Chloride
ClGlucose
Glu
Calcium
Ca2+
Creatinine
Cr
Blood Urea Nitrogen
BUN
Normal Range
Male: 4.5 - 5.5
Female: 4.0 - 4.9
4,500 - 10,000
54 - 62%
3 - 5% (>8% = left
shift)
1 - 3%
0 - 0.75%
25 - 33%
3 - 7%
100,000 - 450,000
Male: 13.5 - 16.5
Female: 12.0 - 15.0
Male: 41 - 50
Female: 36 - 44
80 - 100
<14.5
Unit
mEq/L
mEq/L
mEq/L
mg/dL
mg/dL
mg/dL
mg/dL
Normal Range
135 - 145
3.5 - 5.5
96 - 108
70 - 115
8.4 - 10.2
0.7-1.40
7-20
Cholesterol Levels
Value
Cholesterol Total
Low Density Lipoprotein
High Density
Lipoprotein
Triglycerides
Abbreviation
LDL
HDL
Coagulation Studies
Value
Prothrombin Time
Partial Thromboplastin Time
International Normalized Ratio
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
Arterial Blood Gas
Value
pH
Partial Pressure of CO2
Partial Pressure of O2
Bicarbonate
Base Excess
Oxygen Saturation
Abbreviation
PT
PTT
INR
aPTT
Abbreviation
pH
pCO2
pO2
HCO3
BE
SaO2
Common Laboratory Tests
Value
Abbreviation
Albumin
Alb
Alkaline Phosphatase
Alk Phos
Aspartate
AST
Aminotransferase
Alanine
ALT
Aminotransferase
Activated Partial
aPTT
Thromboplastin Time
Ammonia
NH3
Amylase
Base Excess (Arterial)
BE
Bicarbonate (Arterial)
HCO3
Bilirubin, Direct
(Conjugated)
Bilirubin, Total
T.billi
Blood Urea Nitrogen
BUN
Unit
Unit
mg/dL
mg/dL
mg/dL
Normal
<200
<70
>60 optimal
mg/dL
<150
Unit
Seconds
Seconds
Normal
11 - 14
25 - 35
0.8 - 1.2
1.5 - 2.5
mmHg
mmHg
mEq/L
mEq/L
%
Normal
7.35 - 7.45
35 -45
80 - 100
22 - 26
-2 - +2
95 - 100
Unit
g/dL
U/L
U/L
Normal
3.5 - 6.0
40 - 130
12 - 37
U/L
13 - 69
seconds
25-39
ug/dL
U/L
mEq/L
mEq/L
mg/dL
19 - 60
0 - 130
-2 - +2
22 - 26
0 - 0.2
mg/dL
mg/dL
0.1 - 1.2
7-20
Brain Type Natriuretic
Peptide
C-Reactive Protein
Calcium
Chloride
Cholesterol Total
Creatinine
Creatinine Clearance
Creatine Kinase
Creatinine Kinase - MB
D-Dimer
Erythrocyte
Sedimentation Rate
Ferritin
Folic Acid
Glomerular Filtration
Rate
Glucose
Glucose Tolerance Test
BNP
pg/mL
<100
CRP
Ca2+
Cl-
CK
CK-MB
DDI
ESR
mg/L
mg/dL
mEq/L
mg/dL
mg/dL
mL/min/1.73m2
U/L
ng/mL
ng/mL
mm/h
<1.0
8.4 - 10.2
96 - 108
<200
0.5 -1.2
85 - 125
55 - 170
<2.40
250
0 - 20
GFR
ng/mL
ng/mL
mL/min/1.73m2
20-300
2 - 20
60
Glu
GTT
mg/dL
mg/dL
Glycosolated
Hemoglobin
Growth Hormone
HgbA1c
% of total Hgb
70 - 115
Fasting: 60-100
1 hour: <200
2 hours: < 140
5.6-7.5
GH
ng/mL
Hematocrit
Hct
Hemoglobin
Hgb
g/dl
High Density
Lipoprotein
Homocysteine
International
Normalized Ratio
Iron
Lactate Dehydrogenase
Lactic Acid
HDL
mg/dL
Lipase
Low Density Lipoprotein
Magnesium
Mean Corpuscular
Volume
Myoglobin
Osmolality, Serum
Cr
mg/L
0.54 - 2.3
0.8 - 1.2
ug/dL
U/L
mEq/L
U/L
mg/dL
mg/dL
fL
50-175
88-230
Venous Blood: 0.5-2.2
Arterial Blood: 0.5-1.6
23 - 300
<70
1.6 2.6
80 - 100
ng/mL
mOSM/kg
5 70
261-280
INR
Fe
LDH
LDL
Mg
MCV
MB
Male: <5
Female: < 10
Male: 41 - 50
Female: 36 - 44
Male: 13.5 - 16.5
Female: 12.0 - 15.0
>60 optimal
Oxygen Saturation
(Arterial)
Partial Pressure of
(Arterial) CO2
Partial Pressure of
(Arterial) O2
Partial Thromboplastin
Time
pH (arterial)
Phosphorus
(phosphate)
Platelets
Potassium
Prealbumin
Prostate Specific
Antigen
Protein (total)
Prothrombin Time
Red Blood Cell
SaO2
95 - 100
pCO2
mmHg
35 -40
pO2
mmHg
80 - 100
PTT
Seconds
25 - 35
pH
PO4
mg/dL
7.35 - 7.45
3.0-4.5
PLT
K+
PAB
PSA
cells/mcL
mEq/L
mg/dL
ng/mL
Prot
PT
RBC
g/dL
Seconds
x106/ml
Red Cell Distribution
Width
Sodium
Triglycerides
Total Iron Binding
Capacity
Troponin I
RDW
White Blood Cell
100,000 - 450,000
3.5 - 5.5
19-38
Male: < 4
Female: < 0.5
6-8
11 - 14
Male: 4.5 - 5.5
Female: 4.0 - 4.9
<14.5
Na+
TG
TIBC
mEq/L
mg/dL
ug/dL
135 - 145
<150
250-460
cTnI
ng/mL
<0.035
WBC
cells/mcL
4,500 - 10,000
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