Common Lab Tests Flashcards
Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC)
Number of Neutrophil WBCs; checks for infection, inflammation, leukemia
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT, PTT)
of seconds it takes for clot to form; monitors heparin anticoagulant therapy
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
Calcium, CO2, chloride, creatinine, glucose, K, Na, blood area nitrogen; screens for diabetes and kidney disease
Blood Glucose (BG)
Amount of glucose in blood; screens for diabetes
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Amount of Urea Nitrogen; determines kidney functioning
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Amount of C-reactive protein; detects inflammation, heart conditions, infections, cancer
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Components of blood; anemia, infections, cancer
Comprehensive Kinase or Creatinine Phosphokinase (CK, CPK)
Amount of creatinne Kinase in blood; detects and monitors muscle damage
Digoxin Level
Amount of digoxin in blood; monitors therapeutic of toxic levels of digoxin
Electrolyte panel
levels of electrolytes; kidney and lung disease, heart conditions, dehydration
Free Triiodothyronine, Total Triiodothyronine (Free T3, Total T3)
Total T3 in blood; thyroid disease
Hematocrit (Hct)
% of Total blood volume made up of RBCs; anemia, leukemia, dietary deficiencies, montor some treatment
Hemoglobin (Hgb)
Amount of hemoglobin; abnormal breakdown of RBCs
Hemoglobin A1C (A1C)
average amount of glucose over last 2-3 months; risk of diabetes
HIV antibody
presence of HIV antiboies
Internationalized Normalized Ratio (INR)
Time it takes blood sample to clot; determines and monitors anticoagulant warfarin is working to prevent blood clots
Lipid Profile (LP)
Amount of total cholesterol; risk of cardiovascular diseases
Lithium Level
monitors amount of lithium; therapeutic or toxic levels of lithium
