Adult: 60–270 mg/dL; SI units: 0.6–2.7 g/L
Newborn: 0–10 mg/dL; SI units: 0–0.1 g/L
. Red-top tube.
■ A protein produced by the liver that binds to hemoglobin
when it is released from hemolyzed RBCs.
■ Increased in many inflammatory diseases.
■ Decreased in hemolytic conditions
(e.g., transfusion reaction, anemia), hepatic disease.
