Utility of the peripheral smear and laboratory studies in the ...

TCH Hgb Normal Range
Age g/dL
0 – 30 days 15.0 – 22.0
1 mo 10.5 – 14.0
2 – 6 mos 9.5 – 13.5
7 mos – 2 yrs 10.5 – 14.0
3 – 6 yrs 11.5 – 14.5
7 – 12 yrs 11.5 – 15.5
13 – 18 yrs/Female 12.0 – 16.0
13 – 18 yrs/Male 13.0 – 16.0
≥ 19 yrs/Female 12.0 – 16.0
≥ 19 yrs/Male 13.5 – 17.5
As low as
it gets