Chapter 16 Laboratory Assessment

TABLE 16.2 Laboratory Screening for Inflammatory Status Laboratory Test Prealbumin

Normal Values

15–36 mg/dL 150–360 mg/L

Albumin Transferrin C-Reactive Protein hs-CRP Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Fibrinogen

3.5–5 g/dL 35–50 g/L

Males: 215–365 mg/dL Females: 250–380 mg/dL

< 1 mg/dL 1–0.3 mg/dL

Males: 0–20 mm/h Females: 0–30 mm/h

200–400 mg/dL

217

Indicators of Inflammation Low

Low Elevated

Elevated Elevated

Elevated Elevated

Source: Adapted with permission from Litchford MD. Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status: Bridging Theory & Practice. Greensboro, NC: CASE Software; 2011.

TABLE 16.3 Guide to Anemias Laboratory Test

Hgb (g/dL) Females Males

Hct (%) Females Males

MCV (μm3 )

Serum Fe (mcg/dL) TIBC (mcg/dL)

Normal Values

12–16 14–16

37–47 42–52

80–95 60–160

Serum B-12 (pg/mL) 160–950 Folate (ng/mL)

3–13

Iron Deficiency Anemia

< 12 < 14

< 37 < 42

< 80 < 60

250–460 > 460

Normal Normal

Folate Deficiency- Related Anemia

< 12 < 14

< 37 < 42

> 95 > 160 Normal

Decreased < 3

B-12 Deficiency– Related Anemia

< 12 < 4

< 37 < 42

> 95 or normal > 160

Normal Decreased

Normal or elevated

Anemia of Chronic and Inflammatory Diseases

< 12 < 14

< 37 < 42

Normal < 60

< 250 Normal

Normal or decreased

Abbreviations: Hgb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; TIBC, total iron binding capacity.

Source: Adapted with permission from Litchford MD. Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status: Bridging Theory & Practice. Greensboro, NC: CASE Software; 2011.