Lab Values

Question 1

ADH

Answer 1

2.3 - 3.1 pg/ml

Question 2

Albumin

Answer 2

3.5-5.0 gm/dl

Question 3

Ammonia

Answer 3

15-50ug

Question 4

Bilirubin Direct

Answer 4

Up to 0.4 mg/dl

Question 5

Bilirubin Total

Answer 5

Up to 1.0 mg/dl

Question 6

Blood Volume

Answer 6

8.1-9.1% of total body weight

Question 7

Calcium

Answer 7

8.5-10.5 mg/dl

Normally slightly higher in children

Question 8

Carbon Monoxide

Answer 8

Less than 5% of total hemoglobin

Question 9

Cardiac Output

Answer 9

4-8 L/min

Question 10

Chloride

Answer 10

98-106 Meq/L

Question 11

Cholesterol

Answer 11

Less than 225 mg/dl

For age 40-49; it increases with age

Question 12

Creatine Kinase (CK or CPK) Female

Answer 12

96-140 units/L

Question 13

Creatine Kinase (CK or CPK) Male

Answer 13

38-174 units/L

Question 14

Creatinine

Answer 14

0.6-1.2 mg/dl

Question 15

ESR / Sed Rate (female)

Answer 15

1-20 mm/hr

Question 16

ESR/ Sed Rate Male

Answer 16

1-13 mm/hr

Question 17

Free T3

Answer 17

2.3-4.2

Question 18

Globulin

Answer 18

2.3-3.5 gm

Question 19

Glucose tested after fasting

Answer 19

70-110 mg/dl

Question 20

HDL

Answer 20

More than 60 mg/dl

Question 21

Hematocrit Female

Answer 21

40-48%

Question 22

Hematocrit Male

Answer 22

42-50%

Question 23

Hemoglobin Female

Answer 23

12-16 gm/dl

Question 24

Hemoglobin Male

Answer 24

13-18 gm/dl

Question 25

INR

Answer 25

1.3-2.0 therapeutic level

2-3 can be up to 4.5

Question 26

Iron

Answer 26

60-160 ug/dl

Normally higher in males

Question 27

LDH

Answer 27

Greater than 100

Question 28

Lipase

Answer 28

0-150 units/L

Question 29

Magnesium

Answer 29

1.5-2.0 mEq/L

Question 30

Minimum urine output over 24 hour time period?

Answer 30

600cc

It’s ok for the intake to exceed the output by 500cc

Question 31

Normal 24 hour output of urine

Answer 31

1500cc

Question 32

Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Answer 32

20-40 seconds

Question 33

Phosphorus

Answer 33

3.0-4.5 mg/dl

Question 34

Platelet Count

Answer 34

150000-350000/ml

Question 35

Potassium

Answer 35

3.5-5.0 mEq/L

Question 36

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)

Answer 36

0-4ng/ml

Likely higher with age

Question 37

Proteins Total

Answer 37

6.0-8.4 gm/dl

Question 38

Prothrombin Time (PT)

Answer 38

11.0-12.5 sec

Question 39

Red Blood Cell Count

Answer 39

4.2 -6.9 million/ul/cu mm

Question 40

Sodium

Answer 40

135-145 mEq/L

Question 41

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Answer 41

0.5-6.0 units/ml

Question 42

Total Thyroxine T4

Answer 42

4.5-12.5

Question 43

Triglycerides Female

Answer 43

35-135 mg/dl

Question 44

Triglycerides Male

Answer 44

40-160 mg/dl

Question 45

Triponin

Answer 45

Normal; less than 0.6

Bad; more than 1.4 ng/ml

Question 46

Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 46

8-20 mg/dl

Question 47

Uric Acid Female

Answer 47

2.0 to 7.0 mg/dl

Likely higher with age

Question 48

Uric Acid Female

Answer 48

4.0-8.5 mg/dl

Likely higher with age

Question 49

Urine Specific Gravity

Answer 49

1.010-1.030

Question 50

Leukocyte Count

Answer 50

4300-10800 cell/ul/cu mm

Question 51

White Blood Cell Count

Answer 51

4.8-10.8 times 103/mm3

Question 52

Carbon Dioxide Pressure

PCO2

Answer 52

35-45 mm Hg

Question 53

Bicarbonate (HCO3)

Answer 53

22-26 mEq/L

Question 54

Acidity (pH)

Answer 54

7.35-7.45

Question 55

Theophylline Level

Answer 55

5-20 ng/ml

Question 56

Lithium Level

Answer 56

0.6-1.2

Over 1.5 is TOXIC

Question 57

Dilantin Level

Answer 57

10-20 mEq/ml

Question 58

Digoxin Level

Answer 58

0.5-2 ng/ml

Question 59

ASA Therapeutic

Answer 59

2-20 mg/dl

Question 60

Acetaminophen Level

Answer 60

Less than 150 mcg/ml