Editing Blood test (section)

====Normal ranges====
{{Main|Reference ranges for blood tests}}
Blood tests results should always be interpreted using the ranges provided by the laboratory that performed the test. Example ranges are shown below.
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 !Test<ref>C. A. Burtis and E. R. Ashwood, ''Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry'' (1994) 2nd edition, {{ISBN|0-7216-4472-4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blood tests normal ranges |url=http://www.empr.com/reference-values-for-commonly-ordered-blood-tests/article/123621/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070222/http://www.empr.com/reference-values-for-commonly-ordered-blood-tests/article/123621/ |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2012 |publisher=Monthly Prescribing Reference}}</ref>|| Low || High || Unit || Comments
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 | [[Sodium]] (Na) || 134 || 145 || mmol/L ||
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 | [[Potassium]] (K) || 3.5 || 5.0 || mmol/L ||
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 | [[Urea]] || 2.5 || 6.4 || mmol/L || [[Blood urea nitrogen]] (BUN)
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 | Urea || 15 || 40 || mg/dL ||
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 | [[Creatinine]] - male || 62 || 115 || μmol/L ||
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 | Creatinine - female || 53 || 97 || μmol/L ||
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 | Creatinine - male || 0.7 || 1.3 || mg/dL ||
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 | Creatinine - female || 0.6 || 1.2
 || mg/dL ||
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 | [[Blood sugar|Glucose]] (fasting) || 3.9 || 5.8 || mmol/L || ''See also'' [[glycated hemoglobin]]
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 | Glucose (fasting) || 70 || 120 || mg/dL ||
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 |}