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9. Reference range

9.1

Normal range

Different blood hemoglobin values have been reported in the
(1,2,3,4)
literature .
Adult Males:
Adult Females:
Children (2 yrs to teenage):
Infants (post-natal)
The highest Hgb concentrations are usually measured in neonates.
Due to the wide range of conditions (dietary, geographical, smoking,
exercise, recumbency, etc.), which affect reference values, it is
recommended that each laboratory establish its own expected ranges.
9.2

Understanding your result

Hemoglobin is the oxygen–carrying pigment and main component
of red blood cells. Low hemoglobin levels may indicate anemia,
recent hemorrhage or fluid retention. Elevated hemoglobin levels
may indicate
dehydration.
1. Fandek N, Moreau D, Newell KC, Ofner A, eds. Clinical Laboratory Tests –
Values and Implications. 2
328pp.
2. Demott Wayne R, Tilzer Lowell L, Hematology. In: Jacobs DS, Demott WR,
Finley PR, Horvat RT, Kasten jr BL, Tilzer LL, eds. Laboratory Test Handbook.
Hudson: Lexi-Comp, 1992: 517-626.
3. Wallach J. eds. Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests – A Synopsis of Laboratory
th
Medicine, 4 ed. Boston/Toronto: Little Brown and Co. 1986: 6pp.
4. Painter Pennell C, Cope June Y, Smith Jane L, Appendix. In: burtis CA,
Ashwood ER, eds. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry. Philadelphia: WB
Saunders, 1994: 2161 – 2217.
13.0 – 18.0 g/dL
11.0 – 16.0 g/dL
11.0 – 16.0 g/dL
10.0 – 14.0 g/dL
hemoconcentration
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