Pi e LDH 21 Ifcc 3
Pi e LDH 21 Ifcc 3
Pi e LDH 21 Ifcc 3
Materials Required
General laboratory equipment
Specimen
Human serum or heparin plasma
Stability [4]:
7 days at 20 – 25°C
4 days at 4 – 8°C
6 weeks at –20°C
Only freeze once. Discard contaminated specimens.
Conversion Factor
LDH [U/L] x 0.0167 = LDH [µkat/L]
Reference Range
Female Male
[U/L] [µkat/L] [U/L] [µkat/L]
Adults [7] < 247 < 4.12 < 248 < 4.14
Children [8]
1 – 30 day(s) 145 – 765 2.42 – 12.8 125 – 735 2.09 – 12.3
31 – 365 days 190 – 420 3.17 – 7.01 170 – 450 2.84 – 7.52
1 – 3 year(s) 165 – 395 2.76 – 6.60 155 – 345 2.59 – 5.76
4 – 6 years 135 – 345 2.25 – 5.76 155 – 345 2.59 – 5.76
7 – 9 years 140 – 280 2.34 – 4.68 145 – 300 2.42 – 5.01
10 – 12 years 120 – 260 2.00 – 4.34 120 – 325 2.00 – 5.43
13 – 15 years 100 – 275 1.67 – 4.59 120 – 290 2.00 – 4.84
16 – 18 years 105 – 230 1.75 – 3.84 105 – 235 1.75 – 3.92
Each laboratory should check if the reference ranges are
transferable to its own patient population and determine own
reference ranges if necessary.
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* Fluid Stable