| Term | Definition |
| alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | 45 U/L or less |
| alkaline phosphase (ALP) | 25-140 U/L |
| aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | 40 U/L or less |
| blood urea nitrogen (BUN) | 7-25 mg/dL |
| Calcium (Ca) | 8.5-10.8 mg/dL |
| Chloride (Cl) | 96-109 mmol/L |
| total cholesterol (chol) | desirable: less than 200 mg/dL
borderline high: 200-239 mg/dL
high: 240 mg/dL or greater |
| LDL cholesterol | Optimal: less than 100 mg/dL
near optimal: 100-129 mg/dL
borderline high: 130-159 mg/dL
high: 160-189 mg/dL
very high: 190 mg/dL |
| HDL cholesterol | optimal: 60 mg/dL
desirable;
Men: 40-50 mg/dL
Women: 50-60 mg/dL |
| creatinine (Creat) | 0.6-1.5 mg/dL |
| globulin (Glob) | 2-3.5 g/dL |
| fasting blood glucose (FBG) | normal: 70-99 mg/dL
pre-diabetes: 100-125 mg/dL
diabetes: 126 mg/dL |
| 2-hour postprandial blood sugar (2-hr PPBS) | less than 140 mg/dL
SI units: less than 7.8 mmol/L |
| oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) | normal: 139 mg/dL and below
pre-diabetes:140-199 mg/dL
diabetes:200 mg/dL or above |
| lactate dehydrogenase (LD) | 240 U/L or less |
| Phosphorus | 2.5-4.5 mg/dL |
| Potassium (K) | 3.5-5.3 mmol/L |
| Sodium (Na) | 135-147 mmol/L |
| total bilirubin (TB) | 0.2-1.3 mg/dL |
| total protein (TP) | 6-8.5 g/dL |
| total thyroxine (total T4) | 4.5-12Ug/dL |
| triglycerides (trig) | desirable: less than 150 mg/dL
borderline high: 150-199 mg/dL
high: 200-499 mg/dL
very high: 500 mg/dL |
| uric acid (UA) | Male: 3.9-9 mg/dL
Female: 2.2-7.7 mg/dL |
| white blood cell count (WBC) | 4500-11000/mm3 |
| red blood cell count (RBC) | male: 4.5-6.s million/mm3
female: 4-5.5 million mm3
MCV: 80-100 fL
MCH:27-31 pg
MCHC: 32%-36%
RDW: 11.5%-14.5% |
| hemoglobin (Hgb or Hb) | male: 14-18 g/dL (SI units: 2.17-2.79 mmol/dL)
female 12-16 d/dL (SI units: 1.86-2.48 mmol/dL) |
| hematocrit (Hct) | male: 40%-54%
female: 37%-47% |
| differential white blood cell count (diff) | neutrophils: 50%- 70%
eosinophils: 1&-4%
basophils: 0-1%
lymphocytes: 20%-35%
monocytes: 3%-8% |
| prothrombin time/INR (PT/INR) | 0.8-1.2 |
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | male;
younger than age 50: 0-20mm/hr
age 50 or older: 0-20 mm/hr
female;
younger than age 50: 0-20 mm/hr
age 50 or older 0-30 mm/hr |
| platelet count (Plt) | 150,000-400,000/mm3 |
