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Important Lab Values Flashcards

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1
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What is the range for WBCs in a healthy individual?

A

4.0-11.0 x 10^9/L

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What is the range for Plt’s in a healthy individual?

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150-400 x 10^9/L

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3
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At what point is a person considered neutropenic?

When is it severe?

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When their neutrophils are <1.0 x 10^9/L

Severe < 0.5 x 10^9/L

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4
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What are the normal ranges for pH, PaO2, PaCO2 and HCO3- in arterial blood gases?

A

pH - 7.35-7.45
paO2 - 80-100 torr
paCO2 - 35-45 torr
HCO3- - 22-26

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5
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What is the normal range for calcium in a healthy adult?

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2.15-2.55

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6
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What is the normal range for creatinine?

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53-115 umol/L

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7
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What is the normal range for BUN?

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2.1-7.1 mmol/L

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8
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What is the normal range for albumin in a healthy adult?

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35-50 g/L

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9
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What is a negative troponin level for both I and T trops?

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Troponin I < 0.5 mcg/L

Troponin T < 0.1 mcg/L

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10
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When completing a blood panel, what levels are acceptable for LDL, TGs, HDL (men and women) and Fasting Glucose?

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(LDL not used for metabolic syndrome)
LDL < 2.6 mmol/L
TGs < 1.7 mmol/L
HDL > 1.04 mmol/L (males); >1.3 mmol/L (females)
Fasting glucose < 5.6 mmol/L
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What is the normal range for magnesium in a healthy adult?

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0.75-1.25 mmol/L

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What is the normal range for NH3 in a healthy adult?

A

11-32 umol/L

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13
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What is the range for bilirubin in a healthy adult?

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3-21 umol/L

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What is the normal range for albumin in a healthy adult?

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35-50 g/L

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15
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What is the normal INR range in a healthy adult?

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0.75-1.25

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16
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What is the normal PT range in a healthy adult?

A

11-16 seconds

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17
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What is the normal Hct range in healthy men?

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0.39-0.50

18
Q

What is the normal Hb level in healthy men?

A

132-173 g/L

19
Q

What range is expected in a person receiving lithium?

A

0.6-1.2 mmol/L for maintenance therapy

1-1.5 mmol/L for treatment of acute mania

20
Q

What is the normal range for MAP in a healthy adult?

At what MAP value does perfusion to vital organs stop?

A

70-105

60 or less leads to lack of perfusion to vital organs

21
Q

What is the normal range of phosphorus in a healthy adult?

A

0.78-1.42 mmol/L

22
Q

What is the normal range for central venous pressure?

A

2-8 torr

23
Q

What is the normal range for pulmonary artery wedge pressure?

A

6-12 torr

24
Q

What is the therapeutic drug level of digoxin?

A

0.6-2.6 nmol/L

25
Q

What is the therapeutic range of theophylline?

A

10-20 mcg/mL

26
Q

What is the therapeutic drug level for Vancomycin?

A

10-20mg/L

27
Q

What is the therapeutic drug level of Phenytoin (Dilantin)?

A

40-79 umol/L

28
Q

What is the human adult range for chloride?

A

98-106mmol/L

29
Q

What is the normal range for RBCs?

A

4.0-5.7x10^12/L

30
Q

What is the normal hemoglobin level in an adult?

A

132-173 g/L

31
Q

What is the normal PTT range?

A

25-35s

32
Q

What is the normal CK range?

A

<250ukat/L

33
Q

What is the normal range for urine specific gravity?

A

1.010-1.030

34
Q

What is the normal range for serum protein?

A

60-80

35
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What is the prealbumin range?

A

190-380 mg/L

36
Q

What is the normal range for uric acid?

A

180-420 mmol/L

37
Q

What is the normal range for cardiac output? What is it an indication of?

A

4-8 L/min

Indicator of heart function

38
Q

What is the normal range of cardiac index?

What is it?

A

2.2-4.0L/min/m^2

39
Q

What is the normal range for central venous pressure?

What is it an indication of?

A

2-8 mmHg

Indicator of Rt ventricular preload, fluid volume status

40
Q

What is the normal range for pulmonary artery wedge pressure?
What is it an indication of?

A

6-12 mmHg

Lt ventricular preload, Lt sided heart function

41
Q

What is the normal range for systemic vascular resistance?

A

800-1200 dynes/sec/m^3

42
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What is the therapeutic range of aPTT?

A

46-70 seconds

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