Lab values

Question 1

White blood cells (WBC)

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 1

4,000-10,000 per microL

• Leukopenia
• leukocytosis

Question 2

Red blood cells

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 2

female 3.92-5.13 trillion cells/L, male 4.35-5.65 trillion cells/L

• increased erythrocytosis
• decreased anemia

Question 3

Hemoglobin

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 3

Female: 11.6-15 grams/dL, Male: 13.2-16.6 grams/dL

• Decreased Anemia
• Increased polycythemia

Question 4

Brain natriuretic protein

Answer 4

less than 100pg/ml

Question 5

Creatinine

Answer 5

0.84-1.21 mg/dL

Question 6

Potassium (K)

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 6

3.6-5.2 mmol/L

Hypokalemia

Hyperkalemia

Question 7

Calcium (Ca)

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 7

8.6- 10.3 mg/dL

Hypercalcemia

Hypocalcemia

Question 8

Sodium

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 8

135-145 mEq/L

hypernatremia

hyponatremia

Question 9

Chloride (Cl)

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 9

96-106 mEq/L

hyperchloremia

hypochloremia

Question 10

Glucose

Normal range

name of increased values

name of decreased values

Answer 10

under 100

Hyperglycemia

hypoglycemia