Reference Intervals
Reference Intervals were established at Iowa State University's Clinical Pathology Laboratory.
Reference Intervals from Clinical Pathology Laboratory February 2011
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University
Pathology Type |
Test | Unit | Canine | Feline | Bovine | Equine | Porcine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bile Acids | Bile Acids - 12 hr fasting |
umol/L |
1 - 20 | 1 - 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bile Acids | Bile Acids - 2 hr pp |
umol/L |
1 - 30 | 1 - 25 | 1 - 30 | 1 - 15 | n/a |
| Blood Gas Analysis (arterial) | pH | 7.31-7.42 | 7.24-7.40 | 7.35-7.50 | 7.32-7.44 | n/a | |
| Blood Gas Analysis (arterial) | pCO2 |
mmHg |
29 - 42 | 29 - 42 | 35 - 44 | 38 - 46 | n/a |
| Blood Gas Analysis (arterial) | pO2 |
mmHg |
85 - 95 | 85 - 95 | 85 - 95 | 85 - 95 | n/a |
| Blood Gas Analysis (arterial) | HCO3 |
mEq/L |
17 - 24 | 17 - 24 | 20 - 30 | 24 - 30 | n/a |
| Blood Gas Analysis (arterial) | Serum Osmolality |
mOsm/kg |
280 - 305 | 280 - 305 | 270 - 300 | 270 - 300 | n/a |
| Chemistry | BUN |
mg/dl |
10 - 30 | 15 - 29 | 7 - 32 | 14 - 21 | 6 - 30 |
| Chemistry | Creat |
mg/dl |
0.5 - 1.5 | 0.8 - 2.1 | 0.1 - 1.9 | 1.0 - 2.1 | 0.5 - 2.7 |
| Chemistry | Glucose |
mg/dl |
68 - 115 | 70 - 120 | 40 - 100 | 80 - 113 | 65 - 150 |
| Chemistry | Total Protein |
g/dl |
5.2 - 7.1 | 6.1 - 8.0 | 6.7 - 8.7 | 5.8 - 8.0 | 7.0 - 8.9 |
| Chemistry | Albumin |
g/dl |
2.7 - 4.0 | 2.8 - 4.0 | 3.2 - 3.9 | 2.5 - 3.9 | 3.0 - 4.5 |
| Chemistry | Bilirubin - Total |
mg/dl |
0.10-0.60 | 0.10-0.50 | 0.00-0.18 | 0.70-2.40 | 0.0-1.0 |
| Chemistry | Alk Phos |
IU/L |
20 - 150 | 25 - 70 | 29 - 136 | 50 - 220 | 25 - 130 |
| Chemistry | ALT/SGPT |
IU/L |
24 - 90 | 20 - 120 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chemistry | AST/SGOT |
IU/L |
5 - 50 | 20 - 60 | 68 - 156 | 100 - 465 | 10 - 300 |
| Chemistry | CK |
IU/L |
55 - 200 | 50 - 450 | 1 - 350 | 100 - 575 | 100 - 2500 |
| Chemistry | GGT |
IU/L |
5 - 16 | 1 -10 | 1 - 50 | 7 - 26 | 10 - 100 |
| Chemistry | LDH |
IU/L |
50 - 520 | 60 - 490 | 280 - 410 | 150 - 425 | n/a |
| Chemistry | SDH |
IU/L |
0 - 8 | 0 - 8 | 0 - 50 | 0 - 6 | n/a |
| Chemistry | Cholesterol |
mg/dl |
132 - 300 | 75 - 260 | 78 - 120 | 77 - 125 | n/a |
| Chemistry | Triglyceride |
mg/dl |
24- 115 | 21 - 120 | 25 - 120 | n/a | n/a |
| Chemistry | Lipase |
IU/L |
100 - 700 | 0 - 175 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chemistry | Na |
mEq/L |
141 - 151 | 152 - 159 | 133 - 147 | 137 - 145 | 135 - 150 |
| Chemistry | K |
mEq/L |
3.9 - 5.3 | 3.8 - 5.4 | 3.7 - 5.3 | 2.6 - 4.5 | 4.0 - 7.0 |
| Chemistry | Cl |
mEq/L |
112 - 121 | 118 - 126 | 94 - 109 | 102 - 114 | 95 - 110 |
| Chemistry | TCO2 |
mEq/L |
19 - 26 | 15 - 23 | 21 - 31 | 24.5-33.5 | n/a |
| Chemistry | Anion Gap |
mEq/L |
8 - 17 | 13 - 22 | 14 - 21 | 7 - 14 | n/a |
| Chemistry | Ca |
mg/dl |
9.7-11.3 | 8.5-11.2 | 8.2-10.1 | 10.6-12.8 | 8.0-12.0 |
| Chemistry | iCa |
mg/dl |
5.0 - 5.8 | 4.0 - 5.6 | 6.32-7.60 | n/a | |
| Chemistry | Phos |
mg/dl |
3.2 - 6.0 | 3.0 - 6.9 | 3.8 - 7.9 | 2.6 - 5.0 | 4.5 - 9.0 |
| Chemistry | Mg |
mg/dl |
1.70-2.50 | 1.97-2.50 | 2.10-2.90 | 1.43-2.68 | 1.82-3.65 |
| Chemistry-Special | Cortisol- resting |
ug/dl |
1.0 - 5.0 | 1.0 - 5.0 | |||
| Chemistry-Special | Cortisol- post ACTH | 5.5-2.0 | 4.5-15.0 | ||||
| Chemistry-Special | Cortisol- post Dex | see report | see report | ||||
| Chemistry-Special | T4 |
ug/dl |
1.0 - 3.0 | 1.0 - 4.0 | 0.9 - 2.8 | ||
| Coagulation | PT |
sec |
5.4-11.9 | 5.4-11.9 | 23.8-27.0 | 23.8-32.4 | 17.7-21.3 |
| Coagulation | PTT |
sec |
8.9-18.7 | 8.9-18.7 | 39.2-57.0 | 30-50 | 21.8-35.4 |
| Coagulation | D-Dimer |
ng/ml; units and RIs differ by assays |
0 - 400 | 0 - 400 | NA | 0 - 450 | |
| Hematology | WBC |
x103/ul |
6.0-17.0 | 5.5-19.5 | 4.0-12.0 | 5.0-11.0 | (9.62-25.2)**; (11.35-28.9)*** |
| Hematology | Band neutrophils |
x103/ul |
0.0 - 0.3 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.00-0.12 | 0.0 - 0.2 | |
| Hematology | Segmented neutrophils |
x103/ul |
3.0-11.4 | 2.5-12.5 | 0.6-4.0 | 2.1-6.7 | (2.35-11.9)** (2.00-10.4)*** |
| Hematology | Lymphocytes |
x103/ul |
1.0 - 4.8 | 1.5 - 7.0 | 2.5 - 7.5 | 1.3 - 4.5 | (4.02 - 12.50)**; (5.30 - 17.9)*** |
| Hematology | Monocytes |
x103/ul |
0.15-1.35 | 0.0-0.85 | 0.03-0.85 | 0.0-0.5 | (0.05-2.30)** : (0.0-3.7)*** |
| Hematology | Eosinophils |
x103/ul |
0.1-0.75 | 0.0-0.75 | 0.0-2.4 | 0.0-0.5 | (0.0-0.5)**; (0.0-1.3)*** |
| Hematology | Basophils |
x103/ul |
0.0 - 0.1 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.0 - 0.2 | (0.0-1.6)**, (0.0-0.4)*** |
| Hematology | RBC |
x106/ul |
5.5 - 8.5 | 5 - 10 | 5 - 10 | 7 - 11 | (4.87 - 7.88)** : (5.88 - 8.19)*** |
| Hematology | Hb |
g/dl |
12-18 (8-12)* | 10-15 (8-11)* | 8-15 | 11.5-16.0 | (8.08 - 11.9)**; (11.2 - 14.7)*** |
| Hematology | Hct |
% |
37-55 (25-37)* | 30-45 (24-34)* | 24 - 46 | 34 - 45 | (28.22 - 39.8)**; (32.3 - 42.6)*** |
| Hematology | MCV |
fL |
60 - 77 | 39 - 55 | 40 - 60 | 36 - 49 | (43.4 - 64.5)**; (47.5 - 59.2)*** |
| Hematology | MCH |
pg |
19.5-30 | 12.5-17.5 | 11-17 | 12.7-17.5 | (12.4 - 19.3)**; (16.3 - 20.6)*** |
| Hematology | MCHC |
g/dl |
32 - 36 | 30 - 36 | 30 - 36 | 34 - 36 | (27.39 - 31.4)**; (33.3 - 35.8)*** |
| Hematology | Platelets |
x103/ul |
200 - 500 | 300 - 800 | 300 - 800 | 130 - 300 | (374.3-1080.8)**; (118.9-522.9)*** |
| Hematology | Plasma Protein |
g/dl |
5.3 - 7.2 | 6.3 - 8.2 | 6.9 - 7.7 | 6.0 - 8.2 | |
| Hematology | Fibrinogen |
mg/dl |
100 - 400 | 100 - 400 | 100 - 500 | 100 - 400 | 100 - 500 |