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Hemoglobin (Hgb)

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Females 12-16
Males 14-18
Measures oxygen carrying proteins in the blood. Low hemoglobin can mean anemia, high hemoglobin can be from high altitude, smoking, dehydration, polycythemia.

Hct:Hb should be 3:1

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Hematocrit (Hct)

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Female 37-47%
Male- 42-52%

Measures percentage if volume of whole blood made up of red cells.

Hct:Hb should be 3:1

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BUN

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Normal range: 10 - 25
Blood Urea Nitrogen- Indicator of kidney and liver function. how well they remove waste from blood. High BUN = lower kidney function

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Creatinine

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Normal range: 1.2 - 1.5

Product of muscle breakdown, produced at fairly constant rate. Indicator of renal function.

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Creatinine clearance

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Normal range: 85 - 135

Amount of blood the kidneys can make creatinine-free each minute. Helps estimate GFR. An indicator of kidney function.

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Serum Albumin

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3.5 - 5.0
Indicator of kidney and liver function. Low can mean liver disease, inflammation, malnutrition, shock, nephrotic syndrome, Crohn’s, celiac & burns. High can mean dehydration

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Potassium

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3.5- 5.0
Electrolyte. Hyperkalemia can mean kidney disease, hypoaldosteronism, addisons, diabetes, dehydration, infection etc. Hypokalmia can be from nausea/vomiting or diuretics.

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Chloride

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98-106
High level usually indicates dehydration

*value from ATI

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Sodium

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136-145

Maintains osmotic pressure, acid-base balance and nerve transmission. Low sodium leads to seizures/neuron symptoms

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Specific gravity

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1.010 - 1.030

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Calcium

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9-11

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Magnesium

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1.3 - 2.1

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Phosphate

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3.0 - 4.5

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Serum Osmolarity

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285 - 295 mOsmol/L

ATI said 270-300 in a sample question rationale

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Glycosylated Hemoglobin

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4-6%

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pH

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7.35- 7.45

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HC03

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22-26

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PCO2

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35-45

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PO2

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80-100

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O2 saturation

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96-100

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Metabolic Alkalosis

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pH- HIGH
PCO2- HIGH
HCO3- HIGH

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Metabolic Acidosis

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pH- Low
PCO2- Low
HCO3- Low

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Respiratory Alkalosis

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pH- HIGH
PCO2- Low
HCO3- Low

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Respiratory Acidosis

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pH- Low
PCO2- HIGH
HCO3- HIGH

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CVP

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Central venous pressure. Reflects right sides filling pressures. Primarily used to monitor fluid volume status. Fluid overload, vasoconstriction, and cardiac tamponade INCREASE CVP. 3-11 or 2-8

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Platelets

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150,000 - 450,000

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Neutrophils

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Fights bacterial infection. Innate. 2,500 - 8,000

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Lymphocytes

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1000 - 4000

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RBCs

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3.2 - 5.2

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WBC

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4,000-10,000

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ESR

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0-20

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PTT

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1.5-2 times normal range
30-40 sec. / 1.5-2.5 Therapeutic anticoag range

Measures intrinsic clotting factors. Monitored for heparin therapy.
High- too much heparin, hemophelia, DIC, liver disease.

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PT/INR

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11-14 seconds or
84-100% or 1:1 client control ratio

High- defied you or clotting issue
Low- vitamin K excess

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Bilirubin

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0.1 - 1.0

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ALT AST

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8-20

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Digoxin

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0.5- 2

Toxic >2.5

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Dilantin

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10- 20

Toxic >30

38
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Theophylline

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10-20

Toxic >20

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Tylenol

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Toxic >4000mg/day

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Troponin

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Less than .35

41
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Lithium

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0.5 - 1.5 narrow therapeutic range

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ADH / Vasopressin

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Anti diuretic hormone

Increases permeability of renal distal tubules, causing kidneys to reabsorb water. Allows the body to hold onto water.

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CPK

Creatinine phosphokinase

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22- 198
marker of damage of CK-rich tissue such as in myocardial infarction (heart attack), rhabdomyolysis (severe muscle breakdown), muscular dystrophy, the autoimmune myositides and in acute renal failure. High level indicates damage

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Cardiac output

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4-8 liters per minute

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INR

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2-3 on warfarin/Coumadin

Measures mean of PT clients PT divided by average PT.

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D-Dimer

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0.43- 2.33 mcg/mL or 0-250 ng/ml.
Measures hypercoagulabity of blood

High- indicates clot formation has occurred

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CMP

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Complete metabolic panel. Measures glucose, electrolytes, fluid balance, kidney function and liver function.

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GFR

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90- 120 ml/min

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ICP (intracranial pressure)

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5-15.

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BNP

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Brain natriuretic peptide

Higher levels are an Indication of heart failure. 
100-300 some HF is present
Above 300 mild HF
Above 600 moderate HF
Above 900 severe
51
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Lactate

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0.5-1.5

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