Pregnancy biomarker ranges
I am no expert in pregnancy ranges for lab biomarkers. I did touch on it in my book. Here's an excerpt of what I said:
Pregnancy and its impact on Laboratory values
Pregnancy presents an interesting challenge when doing blood chemistry and CBC analysis. The demands placed upon the body’s normal physiology and biochemistry during this period of rapid growth and development will cause many of the values to be outside of their optimal level. This should not necessarily be viewed as indicative of a disease process. The following represents some of the “normal” changes associated with pregnancy.
Throughout Pregnancy
The following biomarker values may become decreased:
- Albumin
- HGB and HCT
- RBC
- SGOT
- Total protein
- Uric acid
- Creatinine
- BUN
- T-3 uptake
The following biomarkers may be increased:
- Serum cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides
- Blood glucose
- MCV and MCH
- T-4 (2nd and 3rd trimester)
- Alkaline phosphatase
- ESR (2nd and 3rd trimester)
Late Pregnancy (3rd trimester)
The following biomarker values may become decreased:
- Calcium
- Total protein
- lymphocytes
The following biomarkers may be increased:
- Neutrophils
- Total WBCs