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Other
test results
In terms of hair loss, a blood test of some kind is the most relevant
analytical test to do. However, below is a list of normal ranges
for a unrinalysis test just in case you have one done. A urinalysis
test may help provide information on general heath and that may
indirectly have an impact on hair loss. A few dermatologists have
conducted liver function tests for men on finasteride, although
the reasoning behind such tests is not clear, so a list of normal
values for a liver function test is provided.
Urinalysis
test results table
Note; only the basic ranges are listed here. The values for children
can be significantly different. Normal ranges will be slightly different
in different laboratories as there is no calibration of the tests
between different labs.
| Analyte |
Normal Range Value |
| |
|
| pH |
5.0 – 9.0 |
| Specific gravity |
1.001 – 1.035 |
| Chemical screens |
Negative |
| Urine sediment - White cells |
0 – 2/high-power field |
| Urine sediment - Red cells |
0 – 2/high-power field |
| Aldosterone (adult), normal-sodium diet |
2.3 – 21.0 µg/24hr |
| Amylase |
4 – 400 U/liter |
| Beta 2 microglobulin |
< 200 µg/liter |
| Calcium |
0 – 300 mg/24 hr |
| Catecholamines (adult) - Epinephrine |
2 – 24 µg/24hr |
| Catecholamines (adult) - Norepinephrine |
15 – 100 µg/24hr |
| Catecholamines (adult) - Dopamine |
52 – 480 µg/24hr |
| Catecholamines (adult) - Total (epinephrine +
norepinephrine) |
26 – 121 µg/24hr |
| Chloride |
Depends on diet |
| Cortisol, free |
20 – 70 µg/24hr |
| Creatinine |
15 – 25 mg/kg/day |
| Glucose |
< 0.05 g/dl |
| 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) |
< 6 mg/24 hr |
| Ketone (acetone) |
Negative |
| 17-Ketosteroids - Male |
7 – 20 mg/24 hr |
| 17-Ketosteroids - Female |
5 – 15 mg/24 hr |
| Metanephrines - Metanephrine |
45 – 290 µg/24 hr |
| Metanephrines - Normetanephrine |
82 – 500 µg/24 hr |
| Metanephrines - Total |
120 – 700 µg/24 hr |
| Microalbumin, random urine |
< 20 µg/ml |
| Phosphorus, inorganic (adult) |
average, 1 g/day |
| Potassium |
Depends on diet |
| Protein, total |
< 165 mg/day |
| Sodium |
Depends on diet |
| Urea nitrogen, urine |
6 – 17 g/day |
| Xylose |
4 – 9 g/5 hr |
Cerebrospinal
fluid test results table
Note; only the basic ranges are listed here. The values for children
can be significantly different. Normal ranges will be slightly different
in different laboratories as there is no calibration of the tests
between different labs.
| Analyte |
Normal Range Value |
| |
|
| Albumin |
11 – 48 mg/dL |
| Cell count |
0 – 5 mononuclear cells/µl |
| Chloride |
120 – 130 mmol/L |
| Glucose |
50 – 75 mg/dL |
| IgG |
8.0 – 8.6 mg/dL |
| Pressure |
70 – 180 mm of water |
| Lumbar protein |
15 – 45 mg/dL |
| Cisternal protein |
15 – 25 mg/dL |
| Ventricular protein |
5 – 15 mg/dL |
Liver
function test results table
Note; only the basic ranges are listed here. The values for children
can be significantly different. Normal ranges will be slightly different
in different laboratories as there is no calibration of the tests
between different labs.
| Analyte |
Normal Range Value |
| |
|
| Alkaline phosphatase |
50 – 160 units/L |
| Bilirubin |
|
| Direct |
< 0.4 mg/dL |
| Total |
< 1.0 mg/dL |
| Proteins |
|
| Total
|
6.0 – 8.4 gm/dL |
| Albumin
|
3.5 – 5.0 gm/dL |
| Transaminase |
|
| Alanine
(ALT) |
1 – 21 units/L |
| Aspartate
(AST) |
7 – 27 units/L |
| Prothrombin (PTT) |
25 – 41 sec |
Other
tests results references
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diagnostic tests. Lippincott, Philadelphia, ISBN: 039755186X,
1998.
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of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological
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Oct 8;339(15):1063-72.
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A Clinical Approach. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
ISBN: 0397552319, 1998.
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patients with abnormal liver function test results. Am Fam Physician.
1996 May 1; 53(6): 2111-9.
- Kamath PS. Clinical approach to the patient
with abnormal liver test results. Mayo Clin Proc. 1996 Nov; 71(11):
1089-95.
- Kaplan MM. Laboratory tests. In: Schiff
L, Schiff ER, eds. Diseases of the liver. 7th ed. Philadelphia:
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