Lab Values Flashcards
CBC
RBCs; Hgb; Hct; WBC; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
RBC
males: 4.7 - 6.1 million/uL
females: 4.2 - 5.4 million/uL
Hgb
males: 14-18 g/dL
females: 12-16 g/dL
Hct
males: 42% - 52%
females: 37% - 47%
WBC
5,000 - 10,000 mm^3
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESR
less than 20 mm/hr
Blood lipid levels
total serum cholesterol
LDL (low-density lipids)
HDL (high-density lipids)
Triglycerides
Total serum cholesterol
desirable less than 200 mg/dL
risk for cardiac or strok event with > 150 mg/dL
LDL (low-density lipids)
desirable < 130 mg/dL
HDL (high-density lipids)
males: 35 - 65 mg/dL
females: 35-80 mg/dL
Triglycerides
desirable < 150 mg/dL
males: 40 - 160 mg/dL
females: 35 - 135 mg/dL
Anticoagulant Therapy Coagulation Times
therapeutic INR PT Partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) INR Platelets
Therapeutic INR
2.0 - 3.0
PT
11 - 12.5 seconds
therapeutic range for anticoagulant therapy: 1.5 - 2 times the normal or control value
Partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
30 - 40 seconds
therapeutic range for anticoagulant therapy is 1.5 - 2 times the normal or control value
INR
normal INR is 0.7 - 1.8
is the corrected ratio of a client’s prothrombin time to normal
Platelets
150,000 - 400,000 / mm^3
Liver Function Tests
Albumin
Ammonia
Total bilirubin
Total protein
Albumin
3.5 - 5 g/dL
Ammonia
15 - 45 mcg/dL
Total bilirubin
0.1 - 1.0 mg/dL
Total protein
6 - 8 g/dL
Urinalysis
Specific gravity protein glucose ketones pH WBC
Specific gravity (UA)
1.005 - 1.025
Protein (UA)
0.8 mg/dL
Glucose (UA)
< 0.5 g/day
Ketones (UA)
none
pH (UA)
4.6 - 8
WBC (UA)
males: 0 - 3 / high-power field
females: 0 - 5 / high-power field
Renal Function
Serum creatinine
BUN
Creatinine clearance test
Serum creatinine
males: 0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL
females: 0.5 - 1.1 mg/dL
BUN
10 - 20 mg/dL
Creatinine clearance test
males: 90 - 139 mL/min
females 80 - 125 mL/min
This is a calculatoin of glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
Therapeutic Medication Monitoring
Digoxin Lithium Phenobarbital Theophylline Dilantin
Digoxin level
0.8 - 2.0 ng/mL
Lithium level
0.4 - 1.4 mEq/L
Phenobarbital
10 - 40 mcg/mL
Theophylline
10 - 20 mcg/mL
Dilantin
10 - 20 mcg/mL
Blood Glucose levels
Glucose (fasting) Glycosylated hymoglobin (HbA1c)
Glucose (fasting)
70 - 105 mg/dL
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
4% - 6% is within the expected reference range.
Greater than 8%indicates poor diabetes mellitus control
