Reference values vary based on several factors, including the specific laboratory that supplies them. A patient's laboratory test values should be interpreted based on the reference value of the laboratory in which the test was done; the laboratory typically provides these values with the test result. Some of these values are listed in alphabetical order in the following table.
Representative Laboratory Reference Values: Other
Test | Specimen | Conventional Units | SI Units |
|---|---|---|---|
Gastric acid secretion: | |||
| Gastric fluid | 0.2–3.8 mEq/hour | 0.2–3.8 mmol/hour |
| Gastric fluid | 1–5 mEq/hour | 1–5 mmol/hour |
| Gastric fluid | 11–21 mEq/hour | 11–21 mmol/hour |
| Gastric fluid | 18–28 mEq/hour | 18–28 mmol/hour |
Lipase | Ascitic fluid | < 200 U/L | < 3.33 mckat/L |
Sperm concentration | Semen | 20–150 x 106/mL | 20–150 x 109/L |
mckat = microkatal. | |||
