Lab Values Flashcards

1
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PT means

A

Prothrombin Time

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2
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Normal PT range

A

10 to 14 seconds

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3
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PTT means

A

Partial thromboplastin time

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4
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INR means

A

International normalized ratio

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5
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Normal PTT range

A

20 to 40 sec

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6
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Normal INT range

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0.9 to 1.3

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7
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Normal INT range For patients on anticoagulant drugs

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2.0 to 3.0

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8
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Normal INT range For patients with high risk of clot formation

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2.5 to 3.5

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9
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D-dimer Normally it’s less than

A

500 µg/liter fibrin equivalent units

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10
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Normal platelet count range

A

150,000/mm^3 to 400,000/mm^3

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11
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BUN normal range

A

5 to 25 mg/dl

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12
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Creatinine normal range

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0.6 to 1.7 mg/dL

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13
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GFR Normal range

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95 to 120 mL/ min/ 1.73m^3

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14
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EGFR Normally is

A

Over 60

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15
Q

BU and provides information about what

A

The kidneys ability to remove impurities from the blood

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16
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BUN Stands for

A

Blood urea nitrogen

17
Q

Muscular contraction is energized by what substance

A

Creatinine

18
Q

What is creatinine

A

A waste product stored in the muscles as creatine phosphate and then converted to creatinine.

19
Q

LFT is

A

Liver function test

20
Q

Platelets are?

A

Small cell fragments that do not contain a nucleus and are responsible for the generation of the plug which forms at the site of a puncture

21
Q

A high INR, around 5, indicates?

A

There’s a high chance of bleeding

22
Q

A low INR indicates?

A

There’s a high chance of clot formation

23
Q

A positive D-dimer indicates

A

The presence of an abnormally high level of fibrin degradation products in the body.
Indicates that there is a significant thrombus formation and breakdown in the body.

24
Q

What lab value indicates that the D-dimer is negative

A

500 micrograms per liter of fibrin equivalent units