LAB VALUES

Question 1

Potassium (K)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 1

Helps maintain fluid and blood volume.
An electrolyte.
Range: 3.5-5

Question 2

Chloride (Cl)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 2

An electrolyte

Range: 95-105 mEq/L

Question 3

Sodium (N++)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 3

Helps maintain fluid and blood levels
An electrolyte.
Range 135-145 mEq/L

Question 4

Creatinine
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 4

Waste by product from normal muscle wear and tears. Removed by the kidneys
Renal function
Range: 0.6-1.2

Question 5

BUN (blood urea nitrogen)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 5

Determines kidney function. BUN is waste produce produced in liver when body breaks down protein. Kidney filters, removed by urine
Renal function
Range: 5-20

Question 6

WBC
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 6

Detects infection (5 types)
Range 5,000-10,000

Question 7

RBC
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 7

Transports O2 and CO2 to and from the body
Range:
Women 4-5 million
Men 4.5-6 million

Question 8

Platelets
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 8

Involved in clotting

Range: 200,000-400,000

Question 9

Hct (Hematocrit)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 9

Range:
Men 42-52%
Women 36-46%
**amount of RBC compared to total blood volume
Low: to little iron which helps produce RBC
High: dehydration

Question 10

Hgb (Hemoglobin)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 10

Protein produced by bone marrow, stored in RBC, transport O2
Range:
Men 14-17 g/dL
Women 12-15 g/dL
Low: anemia, hemorrhage, dietary deficiency
High: severe dehydration, COPD

Question 11

Cholesterol
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 11

<200

Question 12

Glucose
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 12

Electrolyte
Range: 70-100

Diabetic: >120

Question 13

ABG (arterial blood gas)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 13

Lung function and how well they are able to move O2 into blood and remove CO2 out of blood
Range:
pH: 7.35-7.45
Bicarb: 22-26
CO2: 35-45

Question 14

Anion Gap
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 14

Tells how much acid is in blood
Electrolyte
Range: 3-10 mEq/L

Question 15

Calcium
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 15

Electrolyte

Range: 8.5-10.5 mg/L

Question 16

PTT (partial thromboplastin time)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 16

Assess body’s ability to form blood clots
Range: 25-35 seconds

Therapeutic range: 50-70 seconds

Question 17

INR (international normalized ratio)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 17

Measure how quickly blood clots compared to normal clotting time
Range: 0.8-1.2

Therapeutic range: 2.0-3.0 (heparin)

Question 18

AST (aspartate transaminase)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 18

Liver function test

Range: 10-40

Question 19

ALP (alkaline phosphatase)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 19

Liver function test

Range 40-120

Question 20

eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 20

Renal function test

Range: 90-100 or >60

Question 21

ALT (alanine transaminase)
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 21

Liver function test

Range: 7-56

Question 22

Bilirubin
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 22

Liver function test

Range: 0.1-1 mg/dL

Question 23

Total protein
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 23

Liver function test

Range: 6.2-8.2 g/dL

Question 24

Globulin
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 24

Liver function test

Range: 2-4 g/dL

Question 25

Albumin
What does it do?
Normal ranges?

Answer 25

Liver function test

3.4-5.4 g/dL