How to interpret your blood test results #3

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[TH="colspan: 3"]BLOOD TEST REFERENCE RANGE CHART[/TH]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Reference Range (conventional units*)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Acidity (pH)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]7.35 - 7.45[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Alcohol[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]0 mg/dL (more than 0.1 mg/dL normally indicates intoxication) (ethanol)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Ammonia[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]15 - 50 µg of nitrogen/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Amylase[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]53 - 123 units/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Ascorbic Acid[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]0.4 - 1.5 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Bicarbonate[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]18 - 23 mEq/L (carbon dioxide content)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Bilirubin[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Direct: up to 0.4 mg/dL
Total: up to 1.0 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Blood Volume[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]8.5 - 9.1% of total body weight[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Calcium[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL (normally slightly higher in children)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Carbon Dioxide Pressure[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]35 - 45 mm Hg[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Carbon Monoxide[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Less than 5% of total hemoglobin[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]CD4 Cell Count[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]500 - 1500 cells/µL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Ceruloplasmin[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]15 - 60 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Chloride[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]98 - 106 mEq/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Tests include: hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular volume, platelet count,white Blood cell count
Please click each to view an individual test value.[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Copper[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Total: 70 - 150 µg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Creatine Kinase (CK or CPK)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Male: 38 - 174 units/L
Female: 96 - 140 units/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]5% MB or less[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Creatinine[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Electrolytes[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Test includes: calcium, chloride, magnesium, potassium, sodium
Please click each to view an individual test value.[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR or Sed-Rate)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Male: 1 - 13 mm/hr
Female: 1 - 20 mm/hr[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Glucose[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Tested after fasting: 70 - 110 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Hematocrit[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Male: 45 - 62%
Female: 37 - 48%[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Hemoglobin[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Male: 13 - 18 gm/dL
Female: 12 - 16 gm/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Iron[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]60 - 160 µg/dL (normally higher in males)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Iron-binding Capacity[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]250 - 460 µg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Lactate (lactic acid)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Venous: 4.5 - 19.8 mg/dL
Arterial: 4.5 - 14.4 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Lactic Dehydrogenase[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]50 - 150 units/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Lead[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]40 µg/dL or less (normally much lower in children)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Lipase[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]10 - 150 units/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Zinc B-Zn[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]70 - 102 µmol/L[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]Lipids:[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Cholesterol[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Less than 225 mg/dL (for age 40-49 yr; increases with age)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Triglycerides[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]10 - 29 years[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]53 - 104 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]30 - 39 years[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]55 - 115 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]40 - 49 years[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]66 - 139 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]50 - 59 years[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]75 - 163 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]60 - 69 years[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]78 - 158 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]> 70 years[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]83 - 141 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Liver Function Tests[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]Tests include bilirubin (total), phosphatase (alkaline), protein (total and albumin),transaminases (alanine and aspartate), prothrombin (PTT)
Please click each to view an individual test value.[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Magnesium[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]1.5 - 2.0 mEq/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Mean CorpuscularHemoglobin (MCH)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]27 - 32 pg/cell[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]MeanCorpuscular HemoglobinConcentration (MCHC)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]32 - 36% hemoglobin/cell[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]MeanCorpuscular Volume (MCV)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]76 - 100 cu µm[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Osmolality[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]280 - 296 mOsm/kg water[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Oxygen Pressure[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]83 - 100 mm Hg[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Oxygen Saturation (arterial)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]96 - 100%[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Phosphatase, Prostatic[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]0 - 3 units/dL (Bodansky units) (acid)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Phosphatase[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]50 - 160 units/L (normally higher in infants and adolescents) (alkaline)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Phosphorus[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL (inorganic)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Platelet Count[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]150,000 - 350,000/mL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Potassium[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]0 - 4 ng/mL (likely higher with age)[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]Proteins:[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Total[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]6.0 - 8.4 gm/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Albumin[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]3.5 - 5.0 gm/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Globulin[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]2.3 - 3.5 gm/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Prothrombin(PTT)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]25 - 41 sec[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Pyruvic Acid[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]0.3 - 0.9 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]4.2 - 6.9 million/µL/cu mm[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Sodium[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]135 - 145 mEq/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]0.5 - 6.0 µ units/mL[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 3"]Transaminase:[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Alanine (ALT)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]1 - 21 units/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Aspartate (AST)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]7 - 27 units/L[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Urea Nitrogen (BUN)[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]7 - 18 mg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]BUN/Creatinine Ratio[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]5 - 35[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Uric Acid[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]Male[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]2.1 to 8.5 mg/dL (likely higher with age)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 30%, align: center"]Female[/TD]
[TD="width: 70%"]2.0 to 7.0 mg/dL (likely higher with age)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]Vitamin A[/TD]
[TD="width: 481, colspan: 2"]30 - 65 µg/dL[/TD]
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[TD="width: 107"]White Blood Cell Count (WBC)

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