lab values

Question 1

anemia presentation

Answer 1

decreased endurance, pallor, tachycardia, headache, dizziness, cold hands/feet, chest pain, shortness of breath

Question 2

clinical implications of hemoglobin

Answer 2

tachycardia and orthostatic hypotension

Question 3

platelets

Answer 3

> 450 thrombocytosis

<150 thrombocytopenia

Question 4

clinical implications of thrombocytopenia

Answer 4

<100 - no resistive exercise of MMT

<20 - mobility contraindicated

Question 5

blood glucose

Answer 5

> 200 - hypergylcemia

<70 - hypoglycemia

Question 6

clinical implications - sodium

Answer 6

• impaired cognitive status
• monitor seizure activity
• monitor for hypotension

Question 7

clinical implications - potassium

Answer 7

• exercise caution when levels are elevated

Question 8

INR and PTT clinical implications

Answer 8

INR - risk for clotting (low values) or bleeding (high values)
PTT - risk for uncontrolled bleeding when elevated

Question 9

troponins clinical implication

Answer 9

mobility contraindicated until down-trending