Lab values

Question 1

RBCs

Answer 1

4.5-5.0 million per mm^3

Question 2

WBCs

kids these ages always get sick

Answer 2

4K - 11K

Question 3

Neutrophils

brand new, but not “phil” / full

Answer 3

60-70%

Question 4

Lymphocytes

He limp… maybe __ to __% hard

Answer 4

20-25%

Question 5

Platelets

let’s fucking buy these plates

Answer 5

150,000-400,000 per mm3

Question 6

Hemoglobin

puberty, and school AGE

Answer 6

13-18 (M)
12-16 (F)
> 11 (PREGNANT)
9.5-14 (SCHOOL-AGE)

Question 7

Hematocrit

women have an earlier midlife crisis than men

Answer 7

37% -47% (F)
40% -54% (M)
32% - 44% (SCHOOL AGE CHILD)

Question 8

Sodium

Answer 8

135-145 mEq/L

Question 9

Potassium

Answer 9

3.5-5.0 mEq/L

Question 10

Calcium

Answer 10

9.0-11.0 mg/dL

Question 11

Chloride

weather to go swimming in pool

Answer 11

95-105 mEq/L

Question 12

Magnesium

Magnum condom for men __ to __ x bigger

Answer 12

1.5-2.5 mg/dL

Question 13

Phosphorus

phos FOUR us

Answer 13

2.5-4.5 mg/dL

Question 14

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

if a person has a nice BUN, this are a perfect 10

Answer 14

10-20 mg/dL

Question 15

Creatinine

creatinine creature, I rate you barely a 1/10

Answer 15

0. 5-1.1 (F)

0. 6-1.2 (M)

Question 16

Glucose

Answer 16

70-110 mg/dL

Question 17

A1C

Answer 17

<5.6
Measures your average blood glucose, or blood sugar, level over the past 3 months.
Use the A1C to see how well you are managing your diabetes.

Question 18

Cholesterol

Answer 18

<200 mg/dL

Question 19

HDL

happy

Answer 19

> 60
High density lipoprotein carries cholesterol to your liver, where it can be removed from your bloodstream before it builds up in your arteries (good/happy)

Question 20

LDL

lousy

Answer 20

<100
low-density lipoprotein takes cholesterol directly to your arteries, collect in the vessel lining forming plaque, and sometimes block blood flow

Question 21

what does a low and high albumin level mean?

Answer 21

low: malnutrition or liver disease, burn (during resuscitation phase)
high: infection, stress

Question 22

albumin

you put a banana in protein shake

Answer 22

3.5-5 g/dL

Question 23

blood pH

Answer 23

7.35-7.45

Question 24

Carbon Dioxide

is it acidic or basic? what level would be acidic or basic?

Answer 24

35-45
CO2 is acidic.
> 45 is acidic
< 35 is basic

Question 25

Bicarb (HCO3)

acidic or base? what level would be acidic or basic?

Answer 25

22-26
HCO3 is basic
< 22 is acidic
> 26 is basic

Question 26

Platelets

Answer 26

150K-400K

Question 27

ApTT

“A Proper Teaching Time”

Answer 27

30-40 seconds

Question 28

PTT

what is the normal time and what is it?

Answer 28

25-40 seconds
Partial thromboplastin time
Determines if blood thinning therapy is effective

Question 29

PT/INR

“preteens (PT) are normally this age”

Answer 29

20-23 seconds / 0.8-1.1

Question 30

What is PT?

Answer 30

Prothrombin time - evaluate ability to clot

Question 31

what is INR?

Answer 31

international normalized ratio: ensures that results from PT test are the same from one lab to another.

Question 32

D-Dimer - what is it? normal level? and what a high level means

Answer 32

< 0.5
Product that is elevated when there is a thrombus.
Elevation means possible DVT or PE but may also be elevated in hospitalized patients … can’t confirm DVT or PE if positive. If negative, can rule out DVT/PE