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  TABLE A-3: Clinical Chemistry of Blood. (Contd...)
Reference Value
Component Fluid Conventional SI Units
Troponins, cardiac (cTn)
troponin I (cTnI) Serum 0-0.08 ng/ml 0-0.8 μg/L
troponin T (cTnT) Serum 0-0.01 ng/ml 0-0.1 μg/L
Urea Blood 20-40 mg/dl 3.3-6.6 mmol/L
Urea nitrogen (BUN) Blood 7-20 mg/dl 2.5-7.1 mmol/L
Uric acid Serum
males 3.1-7.0 mg/dl 0.18-0.41 μmol/L
females 2.5-5.6 mg/dl 0.15-0.33 μmol/L

  TABLE A-4: Other Body Fluids.

Reference Value
Component Fluid Conventional SI Units
Body volume, water
total 50-70% (60%)
intracellular 33%
extracellular 27%
interstitial fluid including lymph fluid 12%
intravascular fluid or blood plasma 5%
fluid in mesenchymal tissues 9%
transcellular fluid 1%
Catecholamines 24-hr urinary excretion
epinephrine < 10 ng/day
free catecholamines <100 μg/day
metanephrine <1.3 mg/day
vanillyl mandelic acid (VMA) <8 mg/day
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) CSF
CSF volume 120-150 ml
CSF pressure 60-150 mm water
leucocytes 0-5 lymphocytes/μl
pH 7.31-7.34
glucose 40-70 mg/dl
proteins 20-50 mg/dl
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FIGLU 24-hr urine <3 mg/day <17.2 μmol/day
Gastric analysis Gastric juice
24-hr volume 2-3 L
pH 1.6-1.8 1.6-1.8
basal acid output (BAO) 1-5 mEq/hr 1-5 mmol/hr
maximal acid output (MAO) 5-40 mEq/hr 5-40 mmol/hr
after injection of stimulant
BAO/MAO ratio <0.6
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) Urine 180 L/day (about 125 ml/min)
Normal Values
5-HIAA 24-hr urinary excretion 2-9 mg/day 10-47 μmol/day
17-Ketosteroids 24-hr urinary excretion
males 7-25 mg/day
females 4-15 mg/day
Seminal fluid Semen
liquefaction Within 20 min
sperm morphology >70% normal, mature spermatozoa
sperm motility >60%
pH >7.0 (average 7.7)
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sperm count 60-150 million/ml 60-150 × 10 /ml
volume 1.5-5.0 ml
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