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Lab Values Flashcards

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1
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Normal Newborn Vitals

A

HR - 120 to 160
Resp - 30 to 60
BP - 65/41

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Normal 1-4 year old Vitals

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HR - 80 to 140
Resp - 20 to 40
BP - 90-99/60-65

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Normal 5-12 year old Vitals

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HR - 70 to 115
Resp - 15 to 25
BP - 100-110/56-60

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4
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Aortic valve is best heard…

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2nd intercostal space along right border of sternum

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5
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Pulmonary valve is best heard…

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2nd intercostal space along left border of sternum

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6
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Tricuspic valve is best heard…

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4th or 5th intercostal space to the left of sternum

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Mitral valve is best heard…

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5th intercostal space at left midclavicular line

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8
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Normal P-R interval

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0.12 to 0.20

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9
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Normal QRS interval

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0.04 to 0.12

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10
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15 large boxes on an EKG strip equals…

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3 seconds

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11
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One small box on an EKG strip equals…

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0.04 seconds

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12
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Red Blood Cells

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4.2 to 6.2

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13
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White Blood Cells

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5,000 to 10,000

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14
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Hemoglobin

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12 to 18

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15
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A high hemoglobin indicates…

A

dehydration

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16
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Hematocrit

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35 to 52%

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17
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Platelets

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150,000 to 450,000

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18
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Total cholesterol

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150 to 200

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19
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LDL

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160 or less

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20
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HDL

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35 to 85

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21
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Creatinine

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0.7 to 1.4

22
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BUN

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7 to 18

23
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An elevated BUN ONLY indicates…

A

dehydration

24
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An elevated BUN with an elevated creatinine indicates…

A

renal insufficiency

25
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Serum albumin

A

3.5 to 5.5

26
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Alkaline phosphatase

A

50 to 120

27
Q

Alkaline phosphatase gives an indication of…

A

liver function

28
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pH

A

7.35 to 7.45

29
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pO2

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85 to 95

30
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pCO2

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35 to 45

31
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HCO3

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22 to 26

32
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pH and pCO2 out of range indicates…

A

respiratory acidosis/alkalosis

33
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pH and HCO3 out of range indicates…

A

metabolic acidosis/alkalosis

34
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Blood ammonia

A

15 to 45

35
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Potassium

A

3.5 to 5

36
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Out of range potassium leads to…

A

cardiac issues

37
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Sodium

A

135 to 145

38
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Out of range sodium leads to…

A

confusion

39
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Calcium

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4.5 to 5.2

40
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Low calcium manifests as…

A

weakness

41
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High calcium manifests as…

A

lack of coordination

42
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Magnesium

A

1.5 to 2.5

43
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Low magnesium manifests as…

A

hyperactivity

44
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High magnesium manifests as…

A

hypoactivity

45
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Urine specific gravity

A

1.010 to 1.030

46
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A high urine specific gravity indicates…

A

dehydration

47
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Normal lithium levels

A

1.0 to 1.5

48
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Normal digoxin levels

A

0.8 to 2

49
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Normal INR

A

2.0 to 3.0

50
Q

1 grain of medication is equal to how many mg

A

60mg EXCEPT for tylenol or ASA, then 65mg

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