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0 mg/dL (more than 0.1 mg/dL usually indicates intoxication)
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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA)‡
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Bicarbonate (carbon dioxide content)
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8.5–10.5 mg/dL (slightly higher in children)
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Carbon dioxide pressure (expressed as a comparison with how high the level of mercury [Hg] rises in a tube due to air pressure at sea level)
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Carboxyhemoglobin (carbon monoxide in hemoglobin)
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Less than 5% of total hemoglobin
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Complete blood cell count (CBC)
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See individual tests: Hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular volume, platelet count, and white blood cell count
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Creatine kinase (CK), also called creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
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Creatine kinase (CK) in its different forms (isoenzymes)
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5% or less of CK-MB (the form that occurs mainly in heart muscle)
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See individual tests: Calcium, chloride, magnesium, potassium, and sodium (which are routinely tested)
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
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60–160 μg/dL (higher in males)
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20 μg/dL or less (much lower in children)
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Less than 225 mg/dL (for age 40–49 yr; increases with age)
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High-density lipoprotein (HDL)
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
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40–200 mg/dL (higher in males)
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Include bilirubin (total), phosphatase (alkaline), protein (total and albumin), transaminases (alanine and aspartate), prothrombin
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
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Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
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Oxygen pressure (expressed as a comparison with the level of mercury [Hg] in a tube, which results from air pressure at sea level)
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Oxygen saturation (arterial)
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Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
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50–160 units/L (higher in infants and adolescents, lower in females)
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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
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0–4 ng/mL (increases with age)
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Red blood cell (RBC) count
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
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Transaminases (liver enzymes):
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Troponin in its different forms:
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White blood cell (WBC) count
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