blood test results
Blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a needle, or via fingerprick. Blood tests are used to determine physiological and biochemical states such as disease, mineral content, drug effectiveness, and organ function.
Blood tests are a key step in the evaluation. Blood tests interpretation should done by a qualified medical professional only. The normal values or range for blood tests can be different from one lab to another. An interpretation of blood tests takes knowledge of the underlying disease process and experience.
Please note that blood tests should be interpreted by health care providers only. On various occasions blood tests need to be confirmed about the reliability of the result.Blood Test |
Specimen |
Conventional Units |
SI Units |
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] |
Plasma |
16-65 pg/mL |
40-160 pmol/L |
11-Deoxycortisol (compound S) |
Plasma |
<1 mg/dL |
<30 nmol/L |
17 Hydroxyprogesterone Men |
Plasma |
0.06-3.0 mg/L |
0.2-9.0 nmol/L |
17 Hydroxyprogesterone Women Follicular phase |
Plasma |
0.2-1.0 mg/L |
0.6-3 nmol/L |
17 Hydroxyprogesterone Women Luteal phase |
Plasma |
0.5-3.5 mg/L |
1.5-10.6 nmol/L |
25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] |
Plasma |
8-80 ng/mL |
20-200 nmol/L |
Acetoacetate |
Plasma |
<3 mg/dL |
<0.3 mmol/L |
Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), 8 A.M. |
Plasma |
9-52 pg/mL |
7-27-27 pmol/L |
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT, SGPT) |
Serum |
0-35 U/L |
0-0.58 mkat/L |
Albumin |
Serum |
3.5-5.5 g/dL |
35-55 g/L |
Aldolase |
Serum |
<8.1 U/L |
<135 nkat/L |
Aldosterone |
Urine |
5-19 mg/d |
14-53 nmol/d |
Aldosterone, 8 A.M., (patient supine, 100 mmol/L Na and 60-100 mmol/L K intake) |
Plasma |
<8 ng/dL |
<220 pmol/L |
Alpha fetoprotein (adult) |
Serum |
<30 ng/mL |
<30 mg/L |
Alpha1 antitrypsin |
Serum |
85-213 mg/dL |
0.8-2.1 g/L |
Ammonia, as NH3 |
Serum |
10-80 mg/dL |
0-47 mmol/L |
Amylase |
Serum |
60-150 U/L |
0.8-3.2 mkat/L |
Androstenedione Men |
Plasma |
0.8-1.3 ng/mL |
3.0-5.0 nmol/L |
Androstenedione Women |
Plasma |
1-2 ng/mL |
3.5-7.0 nmol/L |
Angiotensin II, 8 A.M. |
Plasma |
10-30 pg/mL |
10-30 nmol/L |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) |
Serum |
<40 U/L |
<670 nkat/L |
Antinuclear antibody agglutination |
Serum |
<1:80 titer |
<1:80 titer |
Arginine vasopressin (AVP), random fluid intake |
Plasma |
1.5-6.0 ng/L |
1.4-5.6 pmol/L |
Arterial blood gas [HCO3-] |
Arterial Blood |
21-30 meq/L |
21-28 mmol/L |
Arterial blood gas PCO2 |
Arterial Blood |
35-45 mmHg |
4.7-5.9 kPa |
Arterial blood gas pH |
Arterial Blood |
7.38-7.44 |
|
Arterial blood gas PO2 |
Arterial Blood |
80-100 mmHg |
11-13 kPa |
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) |
Serum |
0.4-1.0 mg/dL |
23-57 mmol/L |
Aspartate Aminotransferase(AST, SGOT) |
Serum |
0-35 U/L |
0-0.58 mkat/L |
AVP (Arginine vasopressin), random fluid intake |
Plasma |
1.5-6.0 ng/L |
1.4-5.6 pmol/L |
Bands |
Blood |
0-4% |
0-0.04 |
BASO (basophils) |
Blood |
0-2% |
0-0.02 |
Basophils (BASO) |
Blood |
0-2% |
0-0.02 |
Beta -Hydroxybutyrate |
Plasma |
<3 mg/dL |
<300 mmol/L |
Bilirubin, Direct |
Serum |
0.1-0.3 mg/dL |
1.7-5.1 mmol/L |
Bilirubin, Indirect |
Serum |
0.2-0.7 mg/dL |
3.4-12 mmol/L |
Bilirubin, total |
Serum |
0.3-1.0 mg/dL |
5.1-17 mmol/L |
Bleeding time (Simplate) |
Blood |
<7 min |
<7 min |
Calcitonin Men |
Plasma |
<13.8 pg/mL |
<13.8 ng/L |
Calcitonin Women |
Plasma |
<6.4 pg/mL |
<6.4 ng/L |
Calcium |
Serum |
9-10.5 mg/dL |
2.25-2.62 mmol/L |
Calcium, ionized |
Blood |
4.5-5.6 mg/dL |
1.1-1.4 mmol/L |
Carbon dioxide content |
Serum |
23-28 meq/L |
23-28 mmol/L |
Carbon dioxide tension (PCO2) |
Arterial blood (sea level) |
35-45 mmHg |
4.7-5.9 kPa |
Carboxyhemoglobin non-smoker |
Blood |
0-2.3% |
0-0.023 |
Carboxyhemoglobin smoker |
Blood |
2.1-4.2% |
0.021-0.042 |
Carotene |
Serum |
75-300 mg/dL |
1.4-5.6 mmol/L |
Carotenoids |
Serum |
50-300 mg/dL |
0.9-5.6 mmol/L |
Ceruloplasmin |
Serum |
27-37 ng/dL |
270-370 mg/L |
Chloride |
Serum |
98-106 meq/L |
98-106 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, HDL (Acceptable) |
Plasma |
>40 mg/dL |
>1.03 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, HDL (Borderline depressed) |
Plasma |
35-39 mg/dL |
0.9-1.0 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, HDL (Depressed) |
Plasma |
<35 mg/dL |
<0.9 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, LDL (Acceptable) |
Plasma |
<130 mg/dL |
<3.36 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, LDL (Borderline elevated) |
Plasma |
131-159 mg/dL |
3.36-4.11 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, LDL (Elevated) |
Plasma |
>160 mg/dL |
4.14 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, Total (Acceptable) |
Plasma |
150-199 mg/dL |
3.88-5.15 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, Total (Borderline elevated) |
Plasma |
200-239 mg/dL |
5.17-6.18 mmol/L |
Cholesterol, Total (Elevated) |
Plasma |
>240 mg/dL |
>6.2 mmol/L |
Chorionic gonadotropin, Beta-subunit (B-hCG), men and nonpregnant women |
Plasma |
<3 mIU/mL |
<3 IU/L |
Copper |
Serum |
70-155 mg/dL |
11-24 mmol/L |
Cortisol A.M. |
Plasma |
5-25 mg/dL |
140-690 nmol/L |
Cortisol P.M. |
Plasma |
3-12 mg/dL |
80-330 nmol/L |
Cortisol Urinary Free |
Urine |
10-50 mg/d |
25-140 nmol/d |
Creatine kinase-MB |
Serum |
< 3% of total |
<0.03 of total |
Creatinine |
Serum |
<1.5 mg/dL |
<133 mmol/L |
Creatinine kinase (CK) Females |
Serum |
<190 U/L |
<3.17 mkat/L |
Creatinine kinase (CK) Males |
Serum |
<235 U/L |
<3.92 mkat/L |
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) |
Plasma |
2-9 ng/dL |
7-31 nmol/L |
Delta-aminolevulinic acid |
Serum |
<20 mg/dL |
<1.5 mmol/L |
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) |
Plasma |
2-9 ng/dL |
7-31 nmol/L |
DHEA sulfate |
Plasma |
500-2500 mg/dL |
1.3-6.8 mmol/L |
EOS (eosinophils) |
Blood |
0-7% |
0-0.07 |
Eosinophils (EOS) |
Blood |
0-7% |
0-0.07 |
Erythrocyte count |
Blood |
4.15-4.90 × 106/mm3 |
4.15-4.90 × 1012/L |
Erythropoietin |
Serum |
5-36 U/L |
|
Estradiol Men |
Plasma |
<50 pg/mL |
<180 pmol/L |
Estradiol Women (higher at ovulation) |
Plasma |
20-60 pg/mL |
70-220 pmol/L |
Ethanol |
Blood |
<0.005% |
<0.005% |
Euglobulin lysis time |
Blood |
>2 h |
>2 h |
Fatty acids, free (nonesterified) |
Plasma |
<18 mg/dL |
180 mg/L |
Ferritin Men |
Serum |
15-400 ng/mL |
15-400 mg/L |
Ferritin Women |
Serum |
10-200 ng/mL |
10-200 mg/L |
Fibrinogen |
Plasma |
150-400 mg/dL |
1.5-4 g/L |
Folate |
Serum |
2.5-20 ng/mL |
>4.3 nmol/L |
Folate, red cell |
Red blood cells |
160-855 ng/mL |
>95 nmol/L |
Folic acid |
Red cell |
150-450 ng/mL cells |
340-1020 nmol/L cells |
Folic acid |
Serum |
3-16 ng/mL cells |
7-36 nmol/L cells |
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Men |
Plasma |
0.9-15 mIU/mL |
0.9-15 IU/L |
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Postmenopausal Women |
Plasma |
34-96 mIU/mL |
34-96 IU/L |
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Women Ovulatory surge |
Plasma |
2.3-21 mIU/mL |
2.3-21 IU/L |
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)Women Mature, premenopausal, except at ovulation |
Plasma |
1.4-9.6 mIU/mL |
1.4-9.6 IU/L |
FSH (Follicle-stimulating hormone) |
Plasma |
0.9-15 mIU/mL |
0.9-15 IU/L |
Gastrin |
Serum |
40-180 pg/mL |
40-180 ng/L |
Glucagon |
Plasma |
50-100 pg/mL |
50-100 ng/L |
Glucose fasting (Diabetes mellitus) |
Plasma |
>140 mg/dL |
>7.8 mmol/L |
Glucose fasting (Normal) |
Plasma |
75-115 mg/dL |
4.2-6.4 mmol/L |
Glucose--2 hour post prandial (Impaired glucose tolerance) |
Plasma |
140-200 mg/dL |
7.8-11.1 mmol/L |
Glucose--2 hour post prandial (Normal) |
Plasma |
<140 mg/dL |
<7.8 mmol/L |
Glucose--2 hour postprandial (Diabetes mellitus) |
Plasma |
>200 mg/dL |
>11.1 mmol/L |
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
Blood |
12.1 ± 2 IU/g Hb |
0.78 ± 0.13 MU/mol Hb |
Growth hormone, after 100 g oral glucose |
Serum |
<2 ng/mL |
<2 mg/L |
Ham's test (acid serum) |
Blood |
Negative |
Negative |
Haptoglobin (serum) |
Blood |
50-220 mg/dL |
0.5-2.2 g/L |
HbF (Hemoglobin, fetal) |
Blood |
<2% |
<0.02 |
HCT Females (hematocrit) |
Blood |
37-48% |
0.37-0.48 |
HCT Males (Hematocrit) |
Blood |
42-52% |
0.42-0.52 |
Hematocrit Females (HCT) |
Blood |
37-48% |
0.37-0.48 |
Hematocrit Males (HCT) |
Blood |
42-52% |
0.42-0.52 |
Hemoglobin A1c |
Whole Blood |
3.8-6.4% |
0.038-0.064 |
Hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) |
Blood |
1.5-3.5% |
0.015-0.035 |
Hemoglobin Female |
Blood |
12-16 g/dL |
120-160 g/L |
Hemoglobin Male |
Blood |
14-18 g/dL |
140-180 g/L |
Hemoglobin Whole blood Females |
Blood |
12-16 g/dL |
7.4-9.9 mmol/L |
Hemoglobin Whole blood Males |
Blood |
13-18 g/dL |
8.1-11.2 mmol/L |
Hemoglobin, fetal (HbF) |
Blood |
<2% |
<0.02 |
Insulin, fasting |
Serum or Plasma |
6-26 mU/mL |
43-186 pmol/L |
Iron |
Serum |
60-150 mg/dL |
11-29 mmol/L |
Iron Saturation |
Serum |
20-45% |
0.2-0.45 |
Iron-binding capacity |
Serum |
250-370 mg/dL |
45-66 mmol/L |
Lactate (Lactic acid) |
Plasma |
6-16 mg/dL |
0.67-1.8 mmol/L |
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) |
Serum |
100-190 U/L |
1.7-3.2 mkat/L |
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes Fraction 1 (of total) |
Serum |
14-26% |
0.14-0.25 |
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes Fraction 2 (of total) |
Serum |
29-39% |
0.29-0.39 |
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes Fraction 3 (of total) |
Serum |
20-26% |
0.20-0.25 |
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes Fraction 4 (of total) |
Serum |
8-16% |
0.08-0.16 |
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes Fraction 5 (of total) |
Serum |
6-16% |
0.06-0.16 |
LAP (leukocyte alkaline phosphatase) |
Blood |
13-100 m/L |
0.2-1.6 mkat/L |
LDH (Lactate dehydrogenase) |
Serum |
100-190 U/L |
1.7-3.2 mkat/L |
Lead |
Serum |
<40 mg/dL |
<1.9 mmol/L |
Leukocyte Alkaline phosphatase (LAP) |
Blood |
13-100 m/L |
0.2-1.6 mkat/L |
Leukocyte Count (WBC, white blood cell count) |
Blood |
4.3-10.8 × 103/mm3 |
4.3-10.8 × 109/L |
Lipase |
Serum |
0-160 U/L |
0-2.66 mkat/L |
Lipoprotein (a) |
Serum |
0-3 mg/dL |
0-300 mg/L |
Lutenizing hormon Men |
Serum |
1.3-13 mIU/mL |
1.3-13 IU/L |
Lutenizing hormone Women Mature, premenopausal, except at ovulation |
Serum |
0.8-26 mIU/mL |
0.8-26 IU/L |
Lutenizing hormone Women Ovulatory surge |
Serum |
25-57 mIU/mL |
25-57 IU/L |
Lutenizing hormone Women Postmenopausal |
Serum |
40-104 mIU/mL |
40-104 IU/L |
Lymphocytes (Lymphs) |
Blood |
16-45% |
0.16-0.45 |
Lymphs (lymphocyes) |
Blood |
16-45% |
0.16-0.45 |
Magnesium |
Serum |
1.8-3 mg/dL |
0.8-1.2 mmol/L |
MCH (Mean corpuscular hemoglobin) |
Blood |
28-33 pg/cell |
28-33 pg/cell |
MCHC (Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) |
Blood |
32-36 g/dL |
320-360 g/L |
MCV (Mean corpuscular volume) |
Blood |
86-98 mm3 |
86-98 fl |
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) |
Blood |
28-33 pg/cell |
28-33 pg/cell |
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) |
Blood |
32-36 g/dL |
320-360 g/L |
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) |
Blood |
86-98 mm3 |
86-98 fl |
Mono (monocytes) |
Blood |
4-10% |
0.04-0.10 |
Monocytes (Mono) |
Blood |
4-10% |
0.04-0.10 |
Myoglobin |
Serum |
<55 ng/L |
<55 mg/L |
Neutrophils (Poly, PMN) |
Blood |
45-74% |
0.45-0.74 |
Osmolality |
Plasma |
285-295 mosmol/kg serum water |
285-295 mmol/kg serum water |
Oxygen percent saturation (sea level) |
B, arterial |
97% |
0.97 mol/mol |
Oxygen tension (PO2) |
Blood |
80-100 mmHg |
11-13 kPa |
Parathyroid hormone |
Serum |
10-60 pg/mL |
10-60 ng/L |
Parathyroid hormone-related protein |
Plasma |
<1.3 pmol/L |
<1.3 pmol/L |
pH |
Arterial Blood |
7.38-7.44 |
7.38-7.44 |
Phosphatase, acid |
Serum |
0-5.5 U/L |
0.90 nkat/L |
Phosphatase, alkaline |
Serum |
30-120 U/L |
0.5-2.0 nkat/L |
Phosphorus, inorganic |
Serum |
3-4.5 mg/dL |
1.0-1.4 mmol/L |
Platelets |
Blood |
130,000-400,000/mm3 |
130-400 × 109/L |
PMN (neutrophils, Poly) |
Blood |
45-74% |
0.45-0.74 |
Poly (neutrophils, PMN) |
Blood |
45-74% |
0.45-0.74 |
Potassium |
Serum |
3.5-5.0 meq/L |
3.5-5.0 mmol/L |
Progesterone Men, prepubertal girls, preovulatory women, postmenopausal women |
Plasma |
<2 ng/mL |
<6 nmol/L |
Progesterone Women, luteal, peak |
Plasma |
2-20 ng/mL |
6-60 nmol/L |
Prolactin |
Serum |
2-15 ng/mL |
2-15 mg/L |
Prostate specific antigen >40 years |
Serum |
0.0-4.0 ng/mL |
0.0-4.0 mg/L |
Prostate specific antigen Male: <40 years |
Serum |
0.0-2.0 ng/mL |
0.0-2.0 mg/L |
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)Female |
Serum |
<0.5 ng/mL |
<0.5 mg/L |
Protein, total |
Serum |
5.5-8.0 g/dL |
55-80 g/L |
Protoporphyrin, free erythrocyte (FEP) |
Blood |
16-36 mg/dL of red blood cells |
0.28-0.64 mmol/L of red blood cells |
PSA, free, in males 45-75 years, with PSA values between 4 and 20 mg/mL |
Serum |
>25% associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia |
>0.25 associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia |
Pyruvate |
Plasma |
0.5-1.5 mg/dL |
60-170 mmol/L |
RDW (Red cell distribution width) |
Blood |
13-15% |
0.13-0.15 |
Red cell distribution width (RDW) |
Blood |
13-15% |
0.13-0.15 |
Reverse T3 (rT3) |
Serum |
2.6-18.9 ng/dL |
0.04-0.29 nmol/L |
Rheumatoid factor |
Serum |
<40 IU/mL |
<40 kIU/L |
rT3 (Reverse T3) |
Serum |
2.6-18.9 ng/dL |
0.04-0.29 nmol/L |
Sodium |
Serum |
136-145 meq/L |
136-145 mmol/L |
Sucrose hemolysis |
Blood |
Negative |
Negative |
T3 (Free) |
Serum |
230-420 pg/dL |
3.5-6.5 pmol/L |
T3 (Total) |
Serum |
60-181 ng.dL |
0.9-2.8 nmol/L |
Testosterone Men |
Plasma |
3-10 ng/mL |
10-35 nmol/L |
Testosterone Women |
Plasma |
<1 ng/mL |
<3.5 nmol/L |
Thyroglobulin |
Serum |
0-60 ng/mL |
0-60 mg/L |
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) |
Serum |
0.4-5.0 mU/mL |
0.4-5.0 mU/L |
Thyroxine (T4) |
Serum |
5-12 mg/dL |
64-154 nmol/L |
Transferrin |
Serum |
230-390 mg/dL |
2.3-3.9 g/L |
Triglycerides |
Serum |
<160 mg/dL |
<1.8 mmol/L |
Troponin I |
Serum |
0-0.4 ng/mL |
0-0.4 mg/L |
Troponin T |
Serum |
0-0.1 ng/mL |
0-0.1 mg/L |
TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormone) |
Serum |
0.4-5.0 mU/mL |
0.4-5.0 mU/L |
Urea nitrogen |
Serum |
10-20 mg/dL |
3.6-7.1 mmol/L |
Uric acid Men |
Serum |
2.5-8.0 mg/dL |
150-480 mmol/L |
Uric acid Women |
Serum |
1.5-6.0 mg/dL |
90-360 mmol/L |
Vitamin A |
Serum |
20-100 mg/dL |
0.7-3.5 mmol/L |
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) |
Serum |
0-2 mg/dL |
0-75 nmol/L |
Vitamin B12 |
Serum |
200-600 pg/mL |
148-443 pmol/L |
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) |
Serum |
4-24 mg/dL |
106-638 nmol/L |
Vitamin B6 |
Plasma |
5-30 ng/ml |
20-121 nmol/L |
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) |
Serum |
0.4-1.0 mg/dL |
23-57 mmol/L |
Vitamin D3,1,25-dihydroxy |
Serum |
25-45 pg/mL |
60-108 pmol/L |
Vitamin D3,25-hydroxy Winter |
Plasma |
14-42 ng/mL |
34.9-105 nmol/L |
Vitamin D3,25-hydroxy Summer |
Plasma |
15-80 ng/mL |
37.4-200 nmol/L |
Vitamin E |
Serum |
5-18 mg/mL |
12-42 mmol/L |
von Willebrand's antigen |
Blood |
60-150% |
60-150% |
WBC (leukocyte count, white blood cell count) |
Blood |
4.3-10.8 × 103/mm3 |
4.3-10.8 × 109/L |
Westergren Sed Rate Females < 50 y/o |
Blood |
0-20 mm/h |
0-20 mm/h |
Westergren Sed Rate Females > 50 y/o |
Blood |
0-30 mm/h |
0-30 mm/h |
Westergren Sed Rate Males < 50 y/o |
Blood |
0-15 mm/h |
0-15 mm/h |
Westergren Sed Rate Males >50 y/o |
Blood |
0-20 mm/h |
0-20 mm/h |
White blood cell count (leukocyte count, WBC) |
Blood |
4.3-10.8 × 103/mm3 |
4.3-10.8 × 109/L |
Zinc |
Serum |
75-120 mg/dL |
11.5-18.5 mmol/L |
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