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Common Laboratory (LAB) Values [ H ]
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Lab (Specimen) |
Conventional Units |
SI Units |
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Haptoglobin (serum)
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43 - 212 mg/dL | 0.43 - 2.12 g/L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hematocrit (Hct) Blood |
Male: 41 - 50 % Female: 35 - 46% |
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Hemoglobin (Hb) Blood
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Male: 13.8 - 17.2 g/dL Female: 12 - 15.6 g/dL |
Male: 138 - 172 g/L Female: 120 - 156 g/L |
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Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Blood |
<6% of total Hb AACE Guidelines (2011) Hemoglobin A1c, % (as a screening test)  5.4 - Normal------------------------- 5.5-6.4 - High risk/prediabetes; requires screening by glucose criteria -------------------------  6.5 -Diabetes,
confirmed by repeating the test on a different day================= In general, therapy should target a A1C level of 6.5% or less for most nonpregnant adults. |
<0.06 of total Hb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High density lipoprotein cholesterol
(HDL) Serum
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>/= 35 mg/dL Negative risk factor: >/= 60 mg/dL |
>/= 0.9 mmol/L Negative risk factor: >/= 1.55 mmol/L |
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Homocysteine (plasma) |
6.1 - 15.0 µmol/L Alt: Male: 4-12 µmol/L Female: 4-10 µmol/L |
6.1 - 15.0 µmol/L Alt: Male: 4-12 µmol/L Female: 4-10 µmol/L |
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) Qualitative (urine)
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Nonpregnant: Negative. Pregnant: positive |
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) Quantitative (intact
and free) Serum |
Male: < 2 IU/L Premenopausal: < 5 IU/L Postmenopausal: < 10 IU/L Pregnancy: 0 - 2 wk: < 500 IU/L 2 - 3 wk: 100 - 5,000 IU/L 3 - 4 wk: 500 - 10,000 IU/L 1 - 2 mo: 1,000 - 200,000 IU/L 2-3 mo: 10,000 - 100,000 IU/L |
Male: < 2 IU/L Premenopausal: < 5 IU/L Postmenopausal: < 10 IU/L Pregnancy: 0 - 2 wk: < 500 IU/L 2 - 3 wk: 100 - 5,000 IU/L 3 - 4 wk: 500 - 10,000 IU/L 1 - 2 mo: 1,000 - 200,000 IU/L 2-3 mo: 10,000 - 100,000 IU/L |
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17-Hydroxycorticosteroids (urine) |
Male: 3 - 15 mg/day Female: 2 - 12 mg/day |
Male: 38.3 - 41.4
µmol/day Female: 5.5 - 33.1 µmol/day |
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Important Notes
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>Unless noted, all values are for adults. >All laboratory values listed are method dependent (Methods include: immunoassay, colorimetry, electrophoresis, HPLC, etc). >Values may vary between laboratories. |
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