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Physiological reference ranges calculated for:

Sample results submitted by 6 member institutions.

© I.S.I.S. - October 1999
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Reference Ranges for Physiological Data Values
TestUnitsMeanSt. Dev.Minimum
Value
Maximum
Value
Sample
Sizea
Animalsb
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^3/µl 7.742 2.793 4.150 11.30 5 5
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^6/µl 0.73 0.00 0.73 0.73 1 1
HEMOGLOBIN g/dl 5.4 3.7 2.7 8.0 2 2
HEMATOCRIT % 22.5 9.3 10.0 35.0 10 9
MCV fL 465.8 0.0 465.8 465.8 1 1
MCHC g/dl 30.9 5.5 27.0 34.8 2 2
HETEROPHILS *10^3/µl 0.806 0.492 0.187 1.240 4 4
LYMPHOCYTES *10^3/µl 5.184 1.451 3.280 6.730 5 5
MONOCYTES *10^3/µl 0.140 0.051 0.104 0.176 2 2
EOSINOPHILS *10^3/µl 0.059 0.000 0.059 0.059 1 1
BASOPHILS *10^3/µl 0.263 0.253 0.059 0.678 5 5
AZUROPHILS *10^3/µl 1.599 1.374 0.270 3.503 4 4
CALCIUM mg/dl 13.2 1.8 10.2 14.6 6 6
PHOSPHORUS mg/dl 3.9 1.3 2.2 5.4 5 5
CREATININE mg/dl 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 1 1
URIC ACID mg/dl 7.5 5.3 4.0 18.0 6 6
TOTAL BILIRUBIN mg/dl 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 1 1
GLUCOSE mg/dl 41 10 34 55 4 4
CHOLESTEROL mg/dl 135 4 132 137 2 2
TRIGLYCERIDE mg/dl 22 0 22 22 1 1
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE IU/L 1650 0 1650 1650 1 1
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE IU/L 132 93 66 198 2 2
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IU/L 247 102 160 387 4 4
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 0 0 0 0 1 1
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 49 41 21 96 3 3
AMYLASE U/L 542 0 542 542 1 1
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 4.0 1.1 2.6 5.4 4 4
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 5.8 3.1 3.6 8.0 2 2
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 1.7 0.1 1.6 1.8 2 2


a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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