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RBC Normal values

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Normal Range: Female: 4.2-5.4 x 10^12/L
Male: 4.7-6.1 x 10^12/L

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WBC normal values

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5,000 - 10, 000mm3

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Never Let Monkeys Eat Balance

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WBC Differential:
Neutrophils - acute bacterial infection
Lymphocytes - viral infection
Monocytes - parasitic infection, other infections & inflammation
Eosinophils - allergic reactions
Basophils - chronic inflammation

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Critical platelet values

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Critical values: below 20,000mm3 or above 1,000,000mm3

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Normal hemoglobin levels

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Male: 14-18g/dL
Female: 12-16g/dL

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critical values of Hgb

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Critical values: less than 5 g/dL or higher than 20 g/dL

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Hematocrit levels of male/female

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Male: 42-52%
Female: 37-47%

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CRITICAL values of hematocrit

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: less than 15% or higher than 60%

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Thyroid TSH values of adult and child

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Normal Value Adult: 0.3 – 4.5 mU/L
Normal Value Child: 0.7 – 6.4 mU/L

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fasting levels blood glucose
2 hours after eating
random values

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Normal fasting value: 70-100 mg/dL or just <100 mg/dL
2 hours after eating: 70-145 mg/dL
Random value: 70-125mg/dL, higher values could indicate pre-diabetes

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LDL (bad cholesterol) values:
Recommended
near optimal
moderate risk for CAD
high risk CAD

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Less than 100 = recommended
100-129 = near optimal
130-159 = moderate risk for CAD
>160 = high risk for CAD

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HDL (good cholesterol) values:

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HDL (good cholesterol) values:
Male: Greater than 45
Female: Greater than 50

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Triglyceride values:

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Less than 150 = normal
150-199 = borderline high
200 – 499 = high
500 or higher = very high

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Total cholesterol values:

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Less than 200 = desirable
200-239 = borderline high
240 and above = high

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Normal value: PT prothrombin time
thromb=platelets

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11-12.5 seconds

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INR values

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INR: 0.8 – 1.1 (1.1 or below)
INR for patients receiving Coumadin: 2.0 - 3.0
INR for patients with mechanical heart valves: 2.5 – 3.5

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BUN normal values

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10-20 mg/dL

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Creatine normal values values
men and women

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Males: 0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL
Females: 0.5 – 1.1 mg/dL

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alanine aminotransferase adult normal value

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Adult: 7 - 55 U/L

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Aspartate aminotransferase normal value

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: 8 - 48 U/L

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Total Serum Protein test (includes Albumin & Globulin)
Normal value:

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6.4 – 8.3 g/dL

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Albumin normal value

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Normal value: 3.5 – 5.0 g/dL

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Globulin normal values

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2.3 – 3.4 g/dL

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Albumin/Globulin ratio

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Should be greater than 1.0

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Na normal values

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: 135-145 mEq/L (or mmol/L)

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normal potassium levels

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3.5-5.0 mEq/L

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normal calcium levels

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8.6-10.5 mg/dL

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normal Mg levels

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1.3-2.1 mEq/L

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Chloride

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98-106 mEq/L (or mmol/L)

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Phosphate normal values

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3.0-4.5 mg/dL

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Phosphate normal values

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3.0-4.5 mg/dL

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BNP normal value

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<100 pcg/mL

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Troponin normal values

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Troponin: less than 0.03 ng/mL
TNI: less than 0.03 ng/mL
TNT: less than 0.1 ng/mL

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Normal value CK-MB:

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less than 3%-6% of total CK

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
PaO2: normal value

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80-100 mm Hg

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PaCO2: ABG normal values

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35-45 mmHg

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pH normal value in ABG

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pH: 7.35-7.45

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ABG HCO3 normal value

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HCO3: 22-26 mEq/L

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ABG SO2 (O2 sat):

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95-100%

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O2 content (O2CT) normal value

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O2 content (O2CT): 15-22 mL/100 mL blood

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BE (base excess): normal value

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BE (base excess): -2 to +2 mEq/L

41
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Urine normal visual

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Normal value:
Color: pale to dark yellow (straw)
Clarity: clear
Odor: slightly “nutty”

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Specific gravity Normal value

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Specific gravity: 1.005-1.030

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pH of urine normal value

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pH: 4.6-8.0

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Protein in urine normal value

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Protein: 0-8

45
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presence of glucose, ketones, WBC/RBC, nitrites in urine meaning

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Glucose:
If present: uncontrolled diabetes, kidney disease
Ketones:
If present: uncontrolled diabetes, alcoholism, low CHO diet
Microscopic analysis: very few RBC/WBCs present
If present: UTI
Nitrites:
If present: UTI

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