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MEASUREMENT RESULT READINGS
Lactate Testing
MESSAGE
WHAT IT MEANS
< 0.3 mmol/L
0.3 to 22 mmol/L
> 22 mmol/L
Reference Values
Lactate Test
The meter provides you with plasma equivalent results and are
displayed in millimoles of lactate per liter of blood (mmol/L).
Desirable range:
Lactate
0.3 to 2.4 mmol/L
Source: Mary A. Williamson, L. Michael Snyder, 10th ed, 2015. Wallach’s
interpretation of diagnostic tests : pathways to arriving at a clinical diagnosis.
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer.
Please consult your doctor to determine a target range that
works best for you.