labs Flashcards
vitamin d
20 to 40 ng/ml
calcium level
8.6 to 10.2 mg/dl
osteoporosis
osteopenia level
-1.5 to -2.4
ast/alt
0 to 40
urine output
500 to 2000
serum creatinine
male– 0.7 to 1:3
female–0.6 to 1.2
gfr
less than 90 ml/ min
UA
normal wbc
rbc
wbc– less than. 10
rbc less than 5
uti urine c/s defination
less than 10,000 – no infection
more than 100,000 of single organisms – uti
more than 100000 cfu with mixed bacteria– contamination
elisa and western bolt test is used to find out
The ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and Western blot tests detect only HIV antibodies. That is why there is a “window period” with HIV infection. If the test is performed too early in the infection, it will be falsely negative because there may not yet be enough antibodies against HIV to trigger a positive result.
what is the name of the test for HIV
The p24 antigen appears early in HIV infection and enables earlier detection. The preferred test for HIV screening is the fourth-generation HIV 1/2 combination antibody with p24 antigen test. If strong suspicion of HIV infection, also order the HIV RNA PCR test, which detects the HIV virus direc