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  TABLE A-3: Clinical Chemistry of Blood. (Contd...)
Reference Value
Component Fluid Conventional SI Units
Glucose (fasting) Plasma
normal 70-100 mg/dl < 5.6 mmol/L
impaired fasting glucose (IFG) 101-125 mg/dl 5.6-6.9 mmol/L
diabetes mellitus >126 mg/dl >7.0 mmol/L
Glucose (2-hr post-prandial) Plasma
normal <140 mg/dl <7.8 mmol/L
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) 140-200 mg/dl 7.8-11.1 mmol/L
diabetes mellitus >200 mg/dl >11.1 mmol/L
Haemoglobin A 1C Whole blood 4-6% 0.04-0.06 Hb fraction
Immunoglobulins Serum
IgA 70-350 mg/dl 0.70-3.50 g/L
IgD 0-14 mg/dl 0-140 mg/L
IgE <0.025 mg/dl 24-430 µg/L
IgG 700-1700 mg/dl 7.0-17.0 g/L
IgM 50-300 mg/dl 0.50-3.0 g/L
Lactate Plasma (arterial) 4.5-14.4 mg/dl 0.5-1.6 mmol/L
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) Serum 115-221 U/L 2.0-3.8 μkat/L
Lactate/pyruvate ratio 10/1
Lipase Serum 3-43 U/L 0.51-0.73 μkat/L
Lipids See under cholesterol
Lipoproteins Serum 0-30 mg/dl 0-300 mg/L
5- Nucleotidase Serum 0-11 U/L 0.02-0.19 μkat/L
Oxygen (% saturation)
arterial blood Whole blood 94-100%
venous blood Whole blood 60-85%
pH Blood 7.35-7.45 7.35-7.45
Phosphatases
acid phosphatase Serum 0-5.5 U/L 0.90 μkat/L
alkaline phosphatase Serum 33-96 U/L 0.56-1.63 μkat/L
Phosphorus, inorganic Serum 2.5-4.3 mg/dl 0.81-1.4 mmol/L APPENDIX
Potassium Serum 3.5-5.0 mEq/L 3.5-5.0 mmol/L
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) Serum 0-4.0 ng/ml 0-4.0 µg/L
Proteins Serum
total 6.7-8.6 g/dl 67-86 g/L
albumin 3.5-5.5 g/dl (50-60%) 35-55 g/L
globulins 2.0-3.5 g/dl (40-50%) 20-35 g/L
α globulin 0.2-0.4 g/dl (4-7%) 2-4 g/L Normal Values
1
α globulin 0.5-0.9 g/dl (7-10%) 5-9 g/L
2
β globulin 0.6-1.1 g/dl (9-15%) 6-11 g/L
γ globulin 0.7-1.7 g/dl (13-23%) 7-17 g/L
A/G ratio 1.5-3 : 1
Pyruvate Plasma (arterial) 0.35-1.14 mg/dl 40-130 µmol/L
Renal blood flow 1200 ml/min
Rheumatoid factor Serum < 30 IU/ml < 30 klU/L
Sodium Serum 136-146 mEq/L 136-146 mmol/L
Thyroid function tests
radioactive iodine uptake
(RAIU) 24-hr 5-30%
thyroxine (T 4 ) total Serum 5.4-11.7 μg/dl 70-151 nmol/L
triiodothyronine (T 3 ) total Serum 77-135 ng/dl 1.2-2.1 nmol/L
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) Serum 0.4-5.0 μU/ml 0.4-5.0 mU/L
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