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Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook: Appendix B: Useful Tables

Normal Range of Concentration of Serum Constituents

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Table 3. - Normal range of concentration of serum constituents

Constituent

Concentration per 100 milliliters
Milliequivalent per liter
Millimoles per liter

Sodium

milligram

310 - 340
135 - 148
135 - 148

Potassium

milligram

13.6 - 20.7
3.5 - 5.3
3.5 - 5.3

Magnesium

milligram

1.8 - 3.0
1.5 - 2.5
1.5 - 2.5

Calcium

milligram

9.6 - 11.0
4.8 - 5.4
4.8 - 5.4

Chloride

milligram

348 - 383
98 - 108
98 - 108

Urea nitrogen

milligram

8 - 18
3 - 6.5

Carbon dioxide

101 - 132
23 - 30
23 - 30

Total Protein

gram

6.0 - 8.2

Albumin

gram

3.8 - 5.0

Globulin

gram

2.3 - 3.5

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