Laboratory Assessment part 2

Question 1

__________(HCO3)

Answer 1

Bicarbonate

Question 2

_____________ (SCr)

Answer 2

Serum Creatinine

Question 3

__________ (Glu)

Answer 3

Glucose

Question 4

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Urea is a by-product of ___________ catabolism
Assess kidney function

Answer 4

protein

Question 5

Serum Creatinine (SCr)

By-product from ________ catabolism
Assesses kidney function

Answer 5

muscle

Question 6

↑ Sodium (Hypernatremia)

Signs and symptoms
Altered mental status (AMS)

______________

Causes
Dehydration

Answer 6

Intense thirst

Question 7

↓ Sodium (Hyponatremia)

Signs and symptoms
Acute (< 120 mEq/L): Seizures, coma,
________________

Causes
Excess _________

Answer 7

brainstem herniations

excess water

Question 8

↑ Potassium (Hyperkalemia)

Signs & Symptoms
EKG changes

Causes
_________substitutes

Answer 8

Salt substitutes

Question 9

↓ Potassium (__________)

Signs & Symptoms
Arrhythmias (i.e., atrial flutter)

Causes
Low potassium intake

Answer 9

Hypokalemia

Question 10

Anion Gap

Assists in the diagnosis of metabolic acidosis
Difference in measured cations and measured anions in the blood
Reference range 5 – 12 mEq/L

Anything > 12 mEq/L indicates a positive anion gap acidosis

Question 11

Anion gap=Na-Cl-HC03

Question 12

____________ (Ca)

Answer 12

Calcium

Question 13

____________ (Mg)

Answer 13

Magnesium

Question 14

___________ (PO4)

Answer 14

Phosphate

Question 15

Acid/Base Assessment
Use of ABGs
Primary buffering system of the body is the bicarbonate/carbonic acid system

Question 16

__________control carbonic acid

Answer 16

Lungs

Question 17

_________ control bicarbonate

Answer 17

Kidneys