Lab Values Flashcards
Sodium (Na+)
136 - 145 mEq/L
Potassium (K+)
3.5 - 5 mEq/L
Calcium (Ca++)
9.0 - 10.5 mg/dL
Magnesium (Mg++)
1.3 - 2.1 mEq/L
Phosphorus (PO4)
3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL
Chloride (Cl)
98 - 106 mEq/L
Red Blood Cells (RBC)
4.2 - 6 million/uL
Hemoglobin (Hgb)
12 - 18 g/dL
Hematocrit (Hct)
36 - 54
White Blood Cells (WBC)
5,000 - 10,000 mm3
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
less than 20mm/hr
Total serum cholesterol
less than 200 mg/dL
LDL
less than 130 mg/dL
HDL
greater than 45 mg/dL
Triglycerides
35 - 160 mg/dL
Prothrombin Time (PT)
- Time
- Therapeutic Range (TR)
- Critical Value
- Time = 10 - 12 seconds
- TR = 1.5 - 2 times normal
- Critical Value = greater than 20 seconds
Advanced Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)
- Time
- Critical Value
- Time = 30 - 40 seconds
2. Critical Value = greater than 70 seconds
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
- Time
- Therapeutic Range (TR)
- Time = 60 - 70 seconds; greater than 100 seconds
2. TR = 1.5 - 2 times the normal or control value
INR
0.8 - 1.1
INR w/Warfarin
- Desired Value
- Critical Value
- Desired Value = 2 - 3
2. Critical Value = greater than 5
Platelets
150,000 - 400,000 /mm3
Platelets
Category
less than 90,000 = C
less than 40,000 = D
or
greater than 1 million = D
Albumin
3.5 - 5 g/dL
Ammonia
10 - 80 mcg/dL