Laboratory Testing Normal Values

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  1. Complete Blood Count
  2. Biochemistry
  3. Hormone Tests
  4. Tumor Markers
  5. Urine analysis
  6. 24-hour Urine Collection

 

Complete Blood Count

  Normal Values Unit
Red Blood Cells  (RBC)    
Adults, Men 4,6-6,2 million/mm3
Women 4,2-5,4 million/mm3
Children 3,8-5,2 million/mm3
Hemoglobin (HGB)    
Men 13,0-18,8 g/dl
Women 11,6-16,4 g/dl
Hematocrit Ht    
Men 40-52 %
Women 36-48 %
White Blood Cells  (WBC) 4,5-10 thousand/mm3
Neutrophils % (NEUT) 45-85 %  
Neutrophils (NEU) 2,4-9.2 thousand/mm3
Lymphocytes % (LYMPH) 20-45%  
Lymphocytes (LYMPH) 1,0-4,0 thousand/mm3
Eosinophils %  (EO) 2-6%  
Eosinophils  (ΕΟ) 0,1-0,4 thousand/mm3
Basophils %  (BASΟ) 0-1%  
Basophils  (BASO) 0,0-0,1 thousand/mm3
Platelets (PLT) 150-400 thousand/mm3

 

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Biochemistry

  Normal Values Unit

Fasting blood sugar

 

110

 

mg/dl

 

Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c)

 

5,4-7,2

 

%

 

Urea (URE)

 

10-50

 

mg/dl

 

Creatinine (CRE)

 

0,7-1,3 (Άντρες)

 

0,6-1,1 (Γυναίκες)

 

mg/dl

 

Sodium (Na+)

 

135-153

 

mEq/L

 

Potassium (K+)

 

33,5-5,3

 

mEq/L

 

Cholesterol

 

<200

 

mg/dl

 

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)

 

>40

 

mg/dl

 

Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)

 

<130

 

mg/dl

 

Atherogenic Index

 

<4,5

 

Cholesterol/HDL

 

Triglycerides

 

<150

 

mg/dl

 

Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase  (SGPT)

 

10-40

 

10-40 IU/L

 

Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGΟT)

 

10-40

 

10-40 IU/L

 

Alkaline Phosphatase  (ALP)

 

30-120

 

U/L

 

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Hormone Tests

  Normal Values Unit
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Men:  >1-8

 

Women:

 

Productive phase: 1,8-10,5 Menstruation: 30-130

mIU/ml

Luteinizing Hormone  (LH)

Men: 0,6-12

Women:

 

Productive phase: 0,5-5

Menstruation: 12-60

 

mIU/ml

Prolactin (PRL)

Men:  3,0-14,7

Women:  3,8-23,2

ng/ml

Testosterone Men:  2,5-14,5

 

Women: 0,1-0,95

ng/ml

Free testosterone (Ftesto) Men: 10-40

 

Women:  0,3-3,0

 

The free testosterone is not reliably measured in the lab.

It is measured indirectly.

 

pg/ml

Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) Men:  0,6-4,7

 

Women: 1,2-7,7

mg/lt

Albumin

3,4 - 4,8

g/dl

Estradiol (E2)

Men: 10-50

Women:

 

Productive phase: 20-100

Ovulation: 100-450

 

pg/ml

Triiodothyronine (T3)

0,7-2,0

ng/ml

Thyroxin (T4)

4,5-12,5

mg/ml

Thyroid-stimulating hormone  (TSH)

0,4-4,0

mIU/lt

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Tumor markers

  Normal Values Unit
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) < 4,0

 

ng/ml

 

Free prostate-specific antigen (fPSA) fPSA/PSA >20%
Prostate Hypertrophy

 

ng/ml

 

Β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) Men: 0-3

 

Women: 0-6

 

mIU/ml

 

Αlpha-fetoprotein (AFP) 0 -7

 

ng / ml

 

Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) 230-460

 

U/l

 

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Urine Analysis

Urinanalysis Parameter  Normal Values
Aspect

Clear

Colour

Pale yellow-yellow

Odour Atypical

 

Reaction (pH) Acid (5,5-6)

 

Acid No

 

Specific gravity 1010-1030

 

Leukocyte esterase 

Negative

 

Nitrites Negative

 

Protein Negative or traces (< 30 mg/dl)

 

Glucose Negative

 

Ketones Negative

 

Hemoglobin Negative

 

Bilirubin Negative

 

Urobilinogen Negative or traces (< 0,2 EU/dl ή <1 mg/dl)

 

Epithelial cells 0-4 p.v.f.

 

Erythrocytes 0-4 p.v.f.

 

Pus cells 0-4 p.v.f.

 

Casts 0-2 hyaline

 

Germs- fungi

None

Crystals No abnormal crystals present

 

Amorphous salts A few

 

Mucus No, some

 

Lipid droplets None

 

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24-hour Urine Collection

Urinalysis parameter Normal values

pH

4,6-8,0

Specific gravity

1003-1030

Sodium

3-6 g/24h

Potassium

2-3,5 g/24h

Chlorine

6-9 g/24h

Calcium

0,01-0,30 g/24h

Phosphorus

0,8-2,0 g/24h

Urea

20-25 g/24h

Uric acid

400-800 mg/24h

Creatinine

1-1,6 g/24h

Bilirubin

70 μg/kg BW

Urobilinogen

0,05-3,5 mg/24h

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