Data Values to Know Flashcards
Normal Value:
K+
Potassium
3.5 - 5 mEq/L
Hypocalcemia on the EKG:
Prolonged QT Interval (normal: 0.41 secs)
Normal: 9 - 1 1 mg/dL
Hypo: ≤ 8.5 mg/dL
Normal Value:
BUN
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
7 - 21 mg/dL
When does the IABP augment blood demand?
The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump augments (increases) blood demand during deflation.
** Demand = Delation (D = D) **
** aortic pressure drops rapidly, reducing afterload **
Standard Value Range for RAP
2 - 8 mmHg
Right Atrial Pressure
** same as Central Venous Pressure **
** Reflect Right Ventricular End Diastole Pressure (Preload) **
Beck’s Triad:
- Hypotension
- Muffled Heart Tones
- JVD
** Tamponade; Pericarditis **
Standard Value Range for MAP
70 - 100 mmHg
Mean Arterial Pressure
[(DBP x2) + SBP] ÷ 3
RCA (artery) supples:
Right Coronary Artery:
II, III, aVF
- Right Ventricle
- Inferior Wall
- Posterior Wall
- Posterior Third of the Septum
Standard Value Range for CVP
2 - 8 mmHg
Central Venous Pressure
(reflects pressure of great veins)
** same as Right Atrium **
** Reflect Right Ventricular End Diastole Pressure (Preload) **
Normal Value:
Na+
Sodium
135 - 145 mEq/L
Hypokalemia on the EKG:
Atrial flutter
Bradycardia
Flattened “T” waves
“U” wave appearance
** identical to hypomagnesemia **
Normal Value:
PT
Prothrombin Time
11.2 - 13.2 seconds
** 12.2 seconds **
What does a Base Excess of less than -2 mEq/L indicate?
Metabolic Acidosis
Standard Value Range: -2 / +2 mEq/L
LAD artery supplies:
Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery:
V1, V2, V3, V4
- Anterior and Anterolateral Walls
- Anterior Two-Thirds of the septum
- Left Bundle Branch
Which coronary artery is responsible for blood supply to the AV nodal coronary artery?
Right Coronary Artery (RCA) in 85 - 90% of individuals
** LCX in 10 - 15% **
Normal Value:
CPK
Creatine phosphokinase
5 - 35 mcg/mL
Hypercalcemia on the EKG:
Shorted QT Interval (normal: 0.41 secs)
PR interval prolonged
QRS interval prolonged
Normal: 9 - 11 mg/dL
Hyper: ≥ 12 mg/dL
Standard Value for CI
2.5 - 4.0 L/min
Cardiac Index
Cardiac Output ÷ BSA
Normal Value:
Platelets
150,000 - 400,000/mm3
Slight ST segment depression ( ≤ 1 mm), with a scooped shape RST transition noted in multiple leads:
Digitalis
- Evidence that patient has taken digitalis
** Referred to as the “Salvador Dali Mustache” **
Normal Value:
WBC
White Blood Cells
4,500 - 10,000/mL
Hypomagnesemia on the EKG:
Atrial flutter Bradycardia Flattened "T" waves "U" wave appearance "T" wave inversion Widening QRS
** identical to hypokalemia **
Normal Value:
Hematocrit
Male: 40% - 54%
Female: 36% - 46%
** 44% **
Cushing’s Triad:
- Hypertension
- Bradycardia
- Irregular Breathing (usually Cheyne-Stokes)
- ** Head Injuries ***
- *** Hyper ventilate to decrease ICP **
- ** CO is a vasoconstrictor / O is a vasodilator ***
Normal Value:
RBC
Red Blood Cells
3.5M - 6M
Normal Value:
Creatinine (CR)
Male: 0.6 - 1.4 mg/dL
Female: 0.6 - 1.1 mg/dL
** 0.9 mg/dL **
Standard Value Range for Pulmonary Artery Diastolic Pressure (PAPd)
5 - 15 mmHg
LCX artery supples:
Left Circumflex (LCX) Artery: I, aVL
- Posterolateral Wall of the LEFT Ventricle
Normal Value:
PTT
Partial Thromboplastin Time
22.1 - 34.1 seconds
** 28.1 seconds **
Normal Value:
BNP
Brain Natriuretic Peptide
< 100 pg/mL = low likelihood of heart failure
100 - 400 pg/mL = intermediate likelihood of heart failure
> 400 pg/mL = high likelihood of heart failure
- Picograms per milliliter*
- *** 0.000000000000001 kg **
Normal Value:
Ca++
Calcium
9 - 11 mg/dL
Standard Value Range for CO
4 - 8 L/min
Cardiac Output
CO = SV x HR
Standard Value of PAWP
4 - 12 mmHg
** Pulmonary Artery Mean Pressure **
Standard Value Range for Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure (RVPs)
15 - 30 mmHg
Hyperkalemia on the EKG:
Tall, tented “T” waves (II, III, V2)
PR interval prolonged
Left Axis Deviation
Standard Value Range for Right Ventricular Diastolic Pressure (RVPd)
0 - 8 mmHg
** can have a DBP of 0 mmHg due to no counter force/pressure against a pump/valve **
Normal Value:
Hemoglobin
Male: 14 - 18 g/dL
Female: 12 - 16 g/dL
** 15 g/dL **
Normal Value:
BUN/Creatinine Ratio
10:1
What does a Base Excess of more than +2 mEq/L indicate?
Metabolic Alkalosis
Standard Value Range: -2 / +2 mEq/L
Normal Value:
D-dimer
< 0.5 - 1.0 mcg/mL
< 500 - 1000 mcg/L
Normal Value:
cTnl
Cardiac-specific Troponin I
≤ 0.5 ng/mL
When does the IABP augment blood supply?
The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump augments (increases) blood supply during Inflation.
** Increase = Inflation (I = I) **
Standard Value Range for Ejection Fraction:
55 - 75%
Standard Value Range for Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure (PAPs)
15 - 30 mmHg
