Values - plasma components

Question 1

Sodium

Answer 1

135 - 145 mmol/l

Question 2

Potassium

Answer 2

3.5 - 5.0 mmol/l

Question 3

Calcium

Answer 3

2.2 - 2.6 mmol/l

Question 4

Chloride

Answer 4

95 - 105 mmol/l

Question 5

Iron

Answer 5

F: 11-30 μmol/l
M: 12-36 μmol/l

Question 6

TIBC (total iron binding capacity)

Answer 6

F: 45-70 μmol/l
M: 50-80 μmol/l

Question 7

Bilirubin

• Total
• Direct reacting

Answer 7

Total: <17 μmol/l
Direct: <5 μmol/l

Question 8

Glucose - fasting

Answer 8

3.0-6.0 mmol/l

Question 9

Uric acid

Carbamid

Answer 9

Uric a: 150-400 μmol/l

BUN: 3.5 - 7.0 mmol/l

Question 10

Creatinine

Answer 10

40-130 μmol/l

(breakdown of creatinine-phosphate in muscle. Produced at constant rate and secreted unchanced - creatinine clearance = GFR)

Question 11

Cholesterol (total)
HDL cholesterol
Triglycerides

Answer 11

tot: 3.6 - 5.2 mmol/l
HDL: 1.0 - 1.6 mmol/l
TG: 0.8 - 2.3 mmol/l

Question 12

Total protein

Answer 12

60-80 g/l

Low:
- Liver disorder, kidney disorder, proteins not digested/absorbed properly in ex celiac disease or IBD)

High:
- chronic inflammation, viral hepatitis, HIV, bone marrow disorders like myltiple myeloma

Question 13

Albumin

Answer 13

35-50 g/l

Question 14

A/G (albumin/globulin quotient)

Answer 14

1.25 - 2.5

How to calculate:
Measured total protein and albumin. Globulin = total protein - albumin

Low:

• Overproduction of globulins (multiple myeloma, autoimmune diseases)
• Underproduction of albumin (liver chirrosis, selective loss of albumin in ex nephrotic syndrome)

High
- Underproduction of immunoglobulins (genetic or leukemia)

Question 15

CRP (C-reactive protein)

Answer 15

1-8 mg/l