Hematology
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Activated partial thromboplastin time — 25-35 s
Bleeding time — Less than 10 min
Coagulation factors, plasma
Factor I - 150-350 mg/dL (1.5-3.5 g/L)
Factor II - 60%-150% of normal
Factor V - 60%-150% of normal
Factor VII - 60%-150% of normal
Factor VIII - 60%-150% of normal
Factor IX - 60%-150% of normal
Factor X - 60%-150% of normal
Factor XI - 60%-150% of normal
Factor XII - 60%-150% of normal
D-dimer — less than 0.5 µg/mL (500 mg/L)
Erythrocyte count — 4.2-5.9 million cells/µL (4.2-5.9 x 1012 cells/L)
Erythrocyte survival rate (51Cr) — T½ = 28 days
Erythropoietin — less than 30 mU/mL (30 U/L)
Ferritin — 15-200 ng/mL (15-200 mg/L)
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, blood — 5-15 U/g Hgb (0.32-0.97 mU/mol Hgb)
Haptoglobin, serum — 50-150 mg/dL (500-1500 mg/L)
Hematocrit — Male: 41%-51%; female: 36%-47%
Hemoglobin, blood — Male: 14-17 g/dL (140-170 g/L); female: 12-16 g/dL (120-160 g/L)
Hemoglobin, plasma — 0.5-5 mg/dL (0.08-0.8 µmol/L)
Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase — 15-40 mg of phosphorus liberated/h per 1010 cells; score = 13-130/100 polymorphonuclear neutrophils and band forms
Leukocyte count — Nonblacks: 4000-10,000/µL (4.0-10 x 109/L); Blacks: 3500-10,000/µL (3.5-10 x 109/L)
Lymphocytes
CD4+ cell count — 640-1175/µL (0.64-1.18 × 109/L)
CD8+ cell count — 335-875/µL (0.34-0.88 × 109/L)
CD4: CD8 ratio — 1.0-4.0
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) — 28-32 pg
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) — 32-36 g/dL (320-360 g/L)
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) — 80-100 fL
Osmotic fragility of erythrocytes — Increased if hemolysis occurs in over 0.5% NaCl, decreased if hemolysis is incomplete in 0.3% NaCl
Platelet count — 150,000-350,000/µL (150-350 × 109/L)
Platelet life span (51Cr) — 8-12 days
Protein C activity, plasma — 67%-131%
Protein C resistance — 2.2-2.6
Protein S activity, plasma — 82%-144%
Prothrombin time — 11-13 s
Reticulocyte count — 0.5%-1.5% of erythrocytes; absolute: 23,000-90,000 cells/µL (23-90 × 109/L)
Schilling test (oral administration of radioactive cobalamin labeled vitamin B12) — 8.5%-28% excreted in urine per 24-48 h
Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte (Westergren) — Male: 0-15 mm/h; female: 0-20 mm/h
Volume, blood
Plasma - Male: 25-44 mL/kg (0.025-0.044 L/kg) body weight; female: 28-43 mL/kg (0.028-0.043 L/kg) body weight
Erythrocyte - Male: 25-35 mL/kg (0.025-0.044 L/kg) body weight; female: 20-30 mL/kg (0.020-0.030 L/kg) body weight
From MKSAP 12 ©2000, 2001, 2002. American College of Physicians—American Society of Internal Medicine