Lab Values Chart
Name of Test Purpose
Albumin (blood) Diagnose, evaluate, and
monitor disease state of cancer,
intestinal/renal protein-wasting
states, immune disorders, liver
dysfunction, impaired nutrition,
and chronic edematous states
Alkaline phosphatase Used to detect and monitor
(ALP) (blood) diseases of the liver or bone
ALT Identify diseases of the liver
Ammonia (NH3) Supports diagnosis of liver
disease
Amylase (AMS) Detects and monitors the
course of pancreatitis
Antidiuretic Hormone Performed on people
(ADH) complaining of increased thirst
or frequent urination
Antinuclear Antibody Diagnose lupus and other
(ANA) autoimmune diseases
AST Used to evaluate suspected
coronary artery occlusive
disease or hepatocellular
disease
Basic Metabolic Panel Detects various chemical
(BMP) components in blood-includes
electrolytes, BUN, Creatinine.
Measures sugar glucose levels,
electrolyte, fluid balance and
kidney function.
Normal Range (Adult) High Results Mean
3.5 - 5 Dehydration
30-120 Primary cirrhosis, liver
tumor, Pagets disease,
Rheumatoid arthritis,
myocardial infarction
4-36 Hepatitis, hepatic necrosis,
cirrhosis, hepatic tumor,
obstructive jaundice
80-110 Liver disease, Reye's
Syndrome
60-120 Pancreatitis
1-5 or 1.5 (depends on unit Syndrome of Inappropriate
of measure) Antidiuretic Hormone
(SIADH), Diabetes Inspidus
(DI), Central nervous
system tumors
Negative (< 1:20) Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis,
scleroderma
0-35 Heart diseases, liver
diseases, skeletal muscle
diseases, anemia,
pancreatitis
Per each individual test-see Dependent on test refer
components - Sodium, to each component
Potassium, Calcium,
Chloride, Carbon Dioxide
or Bicarbonate, Glucose,
Blood Urea Nitrogen(BUN),
Creatinine
Low Results Mean
Malnutrition, liver disease, pregnancy,
and overhydration
Scurvy (Vitamin C deficiency),
pernicious anemia, malnutrition,
hypophosphatemia, milk-alkali
syndrome
No low results available
Essential or malignant hypertension
No low results available
Low in people who have had the
pituatary removed, Increased blood
volume
No low results available
Acute renal disease, beriberi, diabetic
ketoacidosis, pregnancy, chronic
renal dialysis
Dependent on test refer to each
component
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Bilirubin (blood) Evaluates liver function and
patients with hemolytic anemias
Blood Urea Nitrogen Indirect measurement of kidney
(BUN) function
Calcium (Ca) Evaluates parathyroid function
and calcium metabolism
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) measures levels of carbon
dioxide in the blood
Chloride (Cl) used with other electrolytes to
determine acid-base status and
hydration status
Cholesterol (CH, Chol) Determines risk factor for
(Part of lipid panel) coronary artery disease
Complete Blood Count Provides information about
with Differential (CBC various organ systems-major
with diff) components listed below
Creatinine (Cr) Used to diagnose impaired
kidney function
Electrolytes (lytes) Measures levels of active
chemicals in the body-see
individual components below
0.3-1.0 Gallstones, extrahepatic No low results available
duct obstruction (tumor,
inflammation, gallstones,
scarring, surgical trauma),
lover metastasis,
cholestasis from drugs,
Dubin-Johnson syndrome,
Rotors syndrome,
anemias, cirrhosis
10-20 mg/dl Low blood volume, shock, Liver failure, overhydration, nephrotic
kidney disease, drug (kidney) syndrome
toxicity to the kidney
Hyperparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism, renal failure,
9.0-10.5 metastatic tumor to bone, vitamin D deficiency
Paget's disease
vomiting, COPD, use of diarrhea, use of some diuretics,
23-30 some diuretics kidney disease
Dehydration Overhydration
98-106
< 200 Familial high cholesterol Malabsorption, malnutrition
and lipids
Per each individual test-see Dependent on test refer Dependent on test refer to
components on this list to components components
RBC, hemoglobin,
hematocrit, WBC, Platelet
Kidney disease Debilitation, decreased muscle mass
Male: 0.6-1.2 Female: 0.5-
1.1
Per each individual test-see Dependent on test Dependent on test
components on this list
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Erythrocyte Used to detect illnessess
Sedimentation Rate associated with acute and
(ESR) chronic infection, inflammation
(Collagen-Vascular Disease),
advanced neoplasm and tissue
necrosis or infarction.
Ferritin (FTN, Fer, FT, Determines iron deficiency
Fe, FRT Ferr, Fn) anemia
Glucose (GLU or BS) Direct measurement of blood
sugar level maybe done as
fasting
Hematocrit (Hct) Indirect measurement of red
blood cell number and volume
Hemoglobin A1C Monitors diabetes treatment
(HbA1c) and provides a picture of
glucose control over a 3 month
period
Hemoglobin (Hb or Rapid indirect measurement of
Hgb) the red blod cell count
Iron level (Fe) Direct measurement of bound
iron in the blood
Lipase (LPL) used to evaluate pancreatic
disease
Liver Function Tests Measures function of the liver
(LFT)
Male: up to 15mm/hr Chronic renal failure, Sickle cell anemia, Spherocytosis,
Female: up to 20mm.hr Malignant diseases, Hypofibrinogenemia, and
Bacterial infections, Polycythemia vera
Inflammatory diseases,
Necrotic diseases,
Diseases associated with
increased proteins, and
Severe Anemias
Male:12-300 Female 10- Diseases where there I too Iron deficiency anemia, hemodialysis
150 much iron stored, such as
hemochromatosis
70-105 Diabetes, stress response too much insulin production,
hypothyroidism, insulin overdose
Male: 42%-52% Female Congenital heart disease, Anemia, cirrhosis, hemorrhage
37%-47%; Values may be dehydration, COPD
slightly decreased in the
elderly
Good diabetic control: 2.5- poorly controlled diabetes anemia, chronic blood loss, chronic
5.9 Fair diabetic control 6- or newly diagnosed renal failure
8 Poor diabetic diabetes
control >8
Male: 14-18 Female: 12-16 Congenital heart disease, Anemia, hemorrhage, cirrhosis of the
Values may be slightly dehydration, COPD liver
decreased in the elderly
Male: 80-180 Female: 60- Diseases where there I too Insufficient dietary intake of iron or
160 much iron stored, such as poor absorption of iron, iron
hemochromatosis deficiency anemia
0-160 pancreatic disease, biliary No low results available
disease, peptic ulcer
disease
differs according to liver disease or decreased malnutrition, anemia
component of test refer to function
each component - ALT,
AST, Alkaline phosphatase,
PT, INR, Albumin, and
bilirubin
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Platelets (PLT) Checks blood's ability to clot
Potassium (K) evaluates and monitors fluid
and electrolyte status; provides
information on heart function
Prolactin (PRL) Used to diagnose and monitor
prolactin secreting tumors of the
pituitary
Prostatic Specific Screening method for prostate
Antigen (PSA) cancer. Also monitors the
disease after treatment
Prothrombin Time (PT) Checks blood clotting; regularly
with International checked on people taking
Normalized Ratio (INR) anticoagulants, such as
Coumadin
Red Blood Cell Count Used to evaluate anemia; tells
(RBC) number of circulating red blood
cells
Rheumatoid Factor Helps diagnose rheumatoid
(RF) arthritis
Sodium (Na) evaluates and monitors fluid
and electrolyte status
Thyroid Stimulating Used to diagnose
Hormone (TSH) hypothyroidism
Malignant disorders, Hemorrhage, infection, cancer
150,000-400,000 rheumatoid arthritis, anemia therapy
Excessive dietary intake, Deficient dietary intake, use of
3.5-5.0 kidney disease or failure, diuretics, Cushing's syndrome
Addison's disease
Amenorrhea (no menstrual Sheehan's syndrome-death of
Male: 0-20 period), pituitary tumor pituatary gland due to circulatory
Female: 0-25 collapse after having a child
<4 Prostate cancer, benign No low results available
prostatic hypertrophy
(BPH), Prostatitis
>1.5-2.0 times the control. Blood too thin Blood too thick
INR number is more
specific, and physician
dtermines what number
should be based on why
the individual takes
Coumadin. Number will be
higher for people with a
prosthetic heart valve.
Illness, high altitude, Anemia, hemorrhage, cirrhosis of the
Male: 4.7-6.1 Female 4.2- congenital heart disease, liver
5.4 chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD)
Negative Rheumatoid arthritis or No low results available
other autoimmune diseases
increased dietary intake, Decreased dietary intake, Addison's
136-145 Cushing's syndrome, disease, excessive oral water intake
Hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, Secondary hypothyroidism,
2-10 mU hyperthyroidism
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Thyroxine (T4) Assess thyroid function and
monitors replacement therapy
or suppressive therapy (when
someone is taking Synthroid or
Tapazole, for example)
Hyperthyrodisim (Grave's Hypothyroidism, pituitary insufficiency
Male 4-12 disease), Acute thyroiditis
Female: 5-12

White Blood Cell Count Evaluates infection or 5,000-10,000 Infection, leukemic cancer, Drug toxicity, bone marrow failure,
(WBC) immunosuppression steroid usage overwhelming infections

Drug Levels Monitors level of medication in Too much medication Too little medication
the blood
Depakote 50-100
Digoxin 0.8-2.0
Dilantin 10-20
Lithium 0.8-1.3
Phenobarbital 4.0-12.0
Tegretol 10-20
Reference: Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, Second Edition
Updated 11-30-2011 by ret
References:
Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, Second Edition
BMP panel information retrieved from webmd on 11-30-11 at http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/basic-metabolic-panel-topic-overview by ret.
Liver Function tests information retrieved from Webmd on 11-30-11 at http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/liver-function-test-lft by ret
Drug level results from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Drug Handbook 2011 retrieved by ret on 11-30-11.

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