KEY LAB VALUES Flashcards
Mnemonic to remember differential leukocyte count in terms of most abundant to least abundant:
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Neutrophils 54%-62%
Lymphocytes 25%-33%
Monocytes 3%-7%
Eosinophils 1%-3%
Basophils 0-1%
Prothrombin time
11-15 seconds
Calcium, serum (Ca2+)
8.4-10.2 mg/dL
Protein , Total
6.0-7.8 g/dL
Segmented neutrophils
54%-62%
Bilirubin, serum (adult) Total // Direct
0.1-1.0 mg/dL // 0.0-0.3 mg/dL
Bands
3-5%
Urea nitrogen, serum
7-18 mg/dL
Bicarbonate (HCO3–)
22-28 mEq/L
Serum Albumin
3.5-5.5 g/dL
Glucose, serum
Fasting?
2h- postprandial?
Fasting: 70-110 mg/dL
2-h postprandial: < 120 mg/dL
Partial thromboplastin time
25-40 seconds
Basophils
0%-0.75%
Platelet count
150,000-400,000/mm3
Eosinophils
1-3%
Monocytes
3-7%
Lymphocytes
25%-33%
Cholesterol, serum
Rec:<200 mg/dL
Mean corpuscular volume
80-100 μm3
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum
8-20 U/L
8-20 U/L
Sodium (Na+)
136-145 mEq/L
Potassium (K+)
3.5-5.0 mEq/L
Creatinine, serum
0.6-1.2 mg/dL
Hematocrit
Male: 41%-53%
Female: 36%-46%
Total Leukocyte count
4500-11,000/mm3
Hemoglobin, blood
Male: 13.5-17.5 g/dL
Female: 12.0-16.0 g/dL
Phosphatase (alkaline), serum
20-70 U/L
Bleeding time
2-7 minutes
Reticulocyte count
0.5%-1.5%
Chloride (Cl–)
95-105 mEq/L
