Hospital patients critical ranges (includes out-patients)
| Test
|
Reporting units
|
Lower limit
|
Upper limit
|
| WBC
|
x 109/L
|
N/A
|
50
|
| Hb
|
g/L
|
70
|
|
| Platelets
|
x 109/L
|
50
|
1000
|
| Neutrophils
|
x 109/L
|
0.5
|
30
|
| INR
|
|
|
2.0 (if not on anticoagulants)
|
|
|
|
|
5.0 (if on warfarin and fax results to pharmacy)
|
| APTT
|
secs
|
|
50 (if not on anticoagulants)
|
|
|
|
|
150 (if on heparin)
|
| Fibrinogen
|
g/L
|
1.0
|
|
| Test
|
Reporting units
|
Lower limit
|
Upper limit
|
| WBC
|
x 109/L
|
2.0
|
50
|
| Hb
|
g/L
|
80
|
|
| Platelets
|
x 109/L
|
90
|
1000
|
| Neutrophils
|
x 109/L
|
0.5
|
25
|
| INR
|
|
|
5.0
|
| Fibrinogen
|
g/L
|
1.0
|
|
| D-Dimers
|
μg/L
|
less than 500 (email only)*
|
500 (email and phone)*
|
| Malaria
|
|
All malaria results to be phoned and faxed
|
*Also known as Panic Ranges