UK REFERENCE RANGES

NORMAL RANGE

UNITS

ELECTROLYTES

Sodium

135 - 145

mmol/L

Potassium

3.5 - 5.5

mmol/L

Urea

2.5 - 7.0

mmol/L

Creatinine

60 - 110

umol/L

LIVER FUNCTION

Bilirubin total

0 - 17

umol/L

Alkaline phophatase

30 - 130

U/L

ALT

0 - 31

U/L

Gamma glutamyl transferase

2 - 30

U/L

FULL BLOOD COUNT

Haemoglobin

12.0 - 16.0

g/dL

White cell count

4.0 - 11.0

10^9/L

Platelets

150 - 400

10^9/L

GLUCOSE

Glucose

3.0 - 7.8

mmol/L

BONE PROFILE

Calcium

2.15 - 2.65

mmol/L

Calcium adjusted

2.15 - 2.60

mmol/L

Phosphate

0.8 - 1.4

mmol/L

Albumin

33 - 47

g/L

OSMOLALITY

Osmolality

275 - 295

mOsm

U Osmolality

50 - 1200

mOsm

THYROID FUNCTION

Free T4

11.8 - 24.6

pmol/L

TSH

0.3 - 4.2

mU/L

ANDROGENS

Testosterone

0.0 - 3.0

nmol/L

PITUITARY HORMONES

Oestradiol

see note

pmol/L

Progesterone

see note

nmol/L

LH

see note

LSH

see note

Prolactin

0 - 425

mU/L

ADRENAL HORMONES

Cortisol

at 8am <700

nmol/L

Cortisol after 1mg Dexa

nmol/L

U Cortisol Rand

nmol/L

U Cortisol 24 hour

0 - 340

nmol

URINE CHEMISTRY

Duration

minutes

Total

ml

ADULT FEMALE REFERENCE RANGE

Follicular

Mid Cycle

Luteal

Post Menopausal

Progesterone

<5

-

20 - 60

-

Oestradiol

110 - 183

550 - 1650

550 845

<100

LH

2.6 - 12.7

9.4 - 77.2

1.8 16.7

13.1 - 50.1

LSH

4.1 - 9.5

7.1 - 20.7

2.6 - 9.1

43.7 - 106

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