LABS Flashcards
Complete Blood Count (CBC):
4 components
WBC (white blood cells)
Hgb (hemoglobin)
Hct (hematocrit)
Plt (platelets)
Complete Blood Count (CBC):
4 components, abnormal level (assoc dx)
WBC (white blood cells), high (leukocytosis)
Hgb (hemoglobin), low
Hct (hematocrit), low
Plt (platelets), low (thrombocytopenia)
Complete Blood Count (CBC):
4 components, abnormal level (assoc dx), significance
WBC (white blood cells), high (leukocytosis), infection
Hgb (hemoglobin), low, anemia
Hct (hematocrit), low, anemia
Plt (platelets), low (thrombocytopenia), prone to bleeding
Differential - CBC with Diff:
5 components + CBC
Bands (band cells) Segs (segmented neutrophils) Lymphs (lymphocytes) Monos (monocytes) Eos (eosinophils)
Differential - CBC with Diff:
5 components + CBC, abnormal level (assoc dx)
Bands (band cells), high (bandemia) Segs (segmented neutrophils), high (left shift) Lymphs (lymphocytes), high Monos (monocytes), high Eos (eosinophils), high
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP):
7 components
Na (sodium) K (potassium) BUN (blood urea nitrogen) Creat (creatinine) Gluc (glucose) HCO3 (bicarbonate) Cl- (chloride)
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP):
7 components, abnormal level (assoc dx)
Na (sodium), high (hypernatremia)/low (hyponatremia)
K (potassium), high (hyperkalemia)/low (hypokalemia)
BUN (blood urea nitrogen), high
Creat (creatinine), high
Gluc (glucose), high (hyperglycemia)/ low (hypoglycemia)
HCO3 (bicarbonate), high (hypercarbia)/low (hypocarbia)
Cl- (chloride), high (hyperchloremia)
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP):
7 components, abnormal level (assoc dx), significance
Na (sodium), high (hypernatremia)/low (hyponatremia), dehydration
K (potassium), high (hyperkalemia)/low (hypokalemia), high (poor kidney function) / low (may cause arrhythmias)
BUN (blood urea nitrogen), high, renal insufficiency or failure
Creat (creatinine), high, renal insufficiency or failure
Gluc (glucose), high (hyperglycemia)/ low (hypoglycemia), high blood sugar/ low blood sugar
HCO3 (bicarbonate), high (hypercarbia)/low (hypocarbia), high (possible respiratory disease)/low (hyperventilation, pos DKA)
Cl- (chloride), high (hyperchloremia), possible dehydration
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP):
5 components + BMP
T Prot/Alb (total protein/albumin) T bili (total bilirubin) AST (SGOT) (aspartate transaminase) -LFT ALT (SGPT) (alanine transaminase) -LFT Alk Phos (alkaline phosphatase) -LFT
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP):
5 components + BMP, abnormal level,
T Prot/Alb (total protein/albumin), low T bili (total bilirubin), high AST (SGOT) (aspartate transaminase), high ALT (SGPT) (alanine transaminase), high Alk Phos (alkaline phosphatase), high
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP):
5 components + BMP, abnormal level, significance
T Prot/Alb (total protein/albumin), low, poor nutrition
T bili (total bilirubin), high, jaundice/liver failure
AST (SGOT) (aspartate transaminase), high, liver damage
ALT (SGPT) (alanine transaminase), high, liver damage
Alk Phos (alkaline phosphatase), high, liver damage
Cardiac Enzyme Panel (CEP):
5 components
Trop (troponin) CK (creatine kinase) CK-MB (creatine kinase- muscle breakdown) CK-RI (creatine kinase relative index) Myo (myoglobin)
Cardiac Enzyme Panel (CEP):
5 components, abnormal level
Trop (troponin), high
CK (creatine kinase), high
CK-MB (creatine kinase- muscle breakdown), high
CK-RI (creatine kinase relative index), high
Myo (myoglobin), high
Cardiac Enzyme Panel (CEP):
5 components, abnormal level, significance
Trop (troponin), high, specific to heart damage
CK (creatine kinase), high, heart damage or rhabdomyolysis
CK-MB (creatine kinase- muscle breakdown), high, heart damage
CK-RI (creatine kinase relative index), high, heart damage
Myo (myoglobin), high, heart damage
D-Dimer
negative (rule out PE)
positive or high (must receive CTA chest, VQ scan to rule out)
