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 Typesort descending Test Unit Canine Feline Bovine Equine Porcine
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 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