Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

SBAs Y5 > Blood values > Flashcards

Blood values Flashcards

1
Q

Haemoglobin

A

Normal values: M 130-180g/L; F 115-165g/L

Low: anaemia (microcytic, macrocytic, normocytic), pregnancy, marrow failure

High: polycythaemia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Ca2+

A

Normal: 2.15-2.65mmol/L

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Calcium in term baby

A

Normal: 2.10-2.95mmol/L

High:

Low:

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Calcium in preterm baby

A

Normal: 1.90-2.85mmol/L

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Phosphate

A

Normal: 0.80-1.40mmol/L

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Phosphate in term baby

A

Normal: 0.95-1.70mmol/L

High:

Low: osteopenia of prematurity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Phosphate in preterm baby

A

Normal: 0.93-1.72mmol/L

High:

Low: osteopenia of prematurity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

TSH

A

Normal: 0.33-4.5U/L

High: hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s disease, atrophic thyroid, post RAI or surgery), post-thyroiditis, sick euthyroid

Low: hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease, toxic multi nodular adenoma, subacute thyroiditis, post partum thyroiditis)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Free T3

A

Normal: 3.2-6.5pmol/L

High: hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease, toxic multi nodular adenoma, subacute thyroiditis, post partum thyroiditis)

Low: hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s disease, atrophic thyroid, post RAI or surgery), post-thyroiditis, sick euthyroid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Free T4

A

Normal: 10.2-22.0pmol/L

High: hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease, toxic multi nodular adenoma, subacute thyroiditis, post partum thyroiditis)

Low: hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s disease, atrophic thyroid, post RAI or surgery), post-thyroiditis, sick euthyroid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Thyroglobulin

A

<5ug/L

High: pregnancy, papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

White cell count

A

Normal: 3.6-11.0x10^9/L

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Platelet count

A

Normal: 140-400x10^9/L

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Neutrophils

A

Normal: 1.8-7.5x10^9/L

High: bacterial infection, inflammation, myeloproliferation, drugs (steroids), disseminated malignancy, stress (haemorrhage, trauma, surgery, burns, seizure)

Low: viral infections, drugs (chemotherapy, cytotoxic, carbimazole, sulphonamides), sepsis, SLE, haemolytic anaemia, bone marrow failure, hypersplenism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Lymphocytes

A

Normal: 1.0-4.0x10^9/L

High: acute viral infections, chronic infections, leukaemia, lymphoma

Low: steroids, SLE, uraemia, Legionnaire’s disease, HIV, marrow infiltration, chemotherapy, radiotherapy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Monocytes

A

Normal: 0.2-0.8x10^9/L

High: chemotherapy, radiotherapy, chronic infection, malignancy, myelodysplasia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Eosinophils

A

Normal: 0.1-0.4x10^9/L

High: drug reactions (erythema multiforme), allergies, afoot, parasitic infections, skin disease, malignancy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Basophils

A

Normal: 0.02-0.1x10^9/L

High: myeloproliferation, viral infections, hypersensitivity, inflammatory disorders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Red cell count

A

Normal: M 4.5-6.5x10^12/L; F 3.8-5.8x10^12/L

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Haematocrit

A

Normal: M 0.4-0.54L/L; F 0.37-0.47L/L

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Mean cell volume

A

Normal: 80-100fL

Low: microcytic anaemia (iron deficiency, thalassaemia, sideroblastic)

High: macrocytic anaemia (B12 deficiency, alcohol, reticulocytosis, drugs eg hydroxycarbamide and phenytoin, hypothyroidism, marrow infiltration, myelodysplasia), haemolytic anaemia (if many young RBCs present)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin

A

Normal: 27-32pg/cell

Low: iron-deficiency anaemia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Reticulocyte count

A

Normal: 0.2-2%

High: haemolysis, haemorrhage, recently treated iron/B12 deficiency anaemia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Prothrombin time

A

Normal: 10-14s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)
Normal: 24-37s
26
Fibrinogen
Normal: 1.5-4.5s
27
Ferritin
Normal: M 25-350ng/mL; F 10-300ng/mL Low: iron deficiency High: anaemia of chronic disease, chronic haemolysis, haemochromatosis, sideroblastic anaemia
28
Vitamin B12
Normal: 180-1000pg/mL
29
Folate
Normal: >4.0ng/mL
30
Na+
Normal: 133-146mmol/L
31
K+
Normal: 3.5-5.3mmol/L
32
Mg2+
Normal: 0.7-1.0mmol/L
33
Urea
Normal: 2.5-7.8mmol/L
34
Creatinine
Normal: M 59-104umol/L; F 45-84umol/L
35
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
Normal: 30-130U/L
36
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
Normal: M <41U/L; F <33U/L
37
Bilirubin
Normal: <21umol/L
38
Gamma-glutimyl transferase (GGT)
Normal: M <60U/L; F <40U/L
39
Albumin
Normal: 35-50g/L
40
Creatinine kinase (CK)
Normal: M 40-320U/L; F 25-200U/L
41
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Normal: 240-480U/L
42
Lactate
Normal: 0.5-2.2mmol/L
43
Urate
Normal: M 200-430umol/L; F 140-360umol/L
44
Amylase
Normal: 28-100U/dL
45
Cholesterol
Normal: <5mmol/L
46
Triglyceride
Normal: 0.55-1.90mmmol/L
47
LDL
Normal: <3mmol/L
48
HDL
Normal: >1mmol/L
49
Cholesterol/HDL
Normal: <4
50
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Normal: M <49yo 1-7; M >50yo 2-10; F <49yo 3-9; F >50yo 5-15
51
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Normal: <5mg/L
52
GH (random)
Normal: M <5ng/mL; F <10ng/mL
53
Cortisol (random)
Normal: 137-429nmol/L
54
Testosterone
Normal: M <49yo 10-45nmol/L; >50yo 6.2-26nmol/L; F <2.0nmol/L
55
Fasting blood glucose
Normal: 4.0-6.0mmol/L
56
Postprandial blood glucose (2h after eating)
Normal: <7.8mmol/L
57
HbA1c
Normal: <42mmol/mol (6.0%)
58
pH
Normal: 7.35-7.45
59
ABG: pO2
Normal: 11-13kPa
60
ABG: pCO2
Normal: 4.7-6.0kPa
61
HCO3
Normal: 22-26mmol/L
62
Base excess (BE)
Normal: -2 to +2mmol/L
63
Red cell distribution width (RCDW)
Normal: 11.5-14.6% High: mixed macrocytic and microcytic anaemias (eg malabsorption)
64
Iron
Normal: M 14-32umol/L; F 10-28umol/L Low: iron deficiency, anaemia of chronic disease High: chronic haemolysis, haemochromatosis, pregnancy, sideroblastic anaemia
65
Total iron binding capacity (TIBC)
Normal: 45-72umol/L Low: chronic haemolysis, haemochromatosis, anaemia of chronic disease High: iron deficiency, pregnancy
66
Prothrombin time (PT)
Normal: differs dependent on site, is normalised using INR (normal 0.9-1.2) High: Faulty extrinsic pathway (e.g. warfarin, vitamin K deficient, liver disease, DIC)
67
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)
Normal: 35-45s High: Intrinsic pathway deficiency (e.g. heparin, haemophilia, DIC, liver disease, haemophilia, von Willebrand's disease)
68
Thrombin time
Normal: 10-15s High: heparin, DIC, dysfibrinogenaemia
69
D-dimers
Normal: High: DIC, VTE (DVT/PE), inflammation (including infection and malignancy)
70
Bleeding time
Normal: <10min High: DIC, liver disease, platelet deficiency, von Willebrand's disease

SBAs Y5 (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions