labs

Question 1

WBCS

Answer 1

4-10.5 x 10^9L

primary defense system

Question 2

neutrophils?

Answer 2

2.00-6.00 indicate bacterial or pyogenic infetion

Question 3

monocytes

Answer 3

chronic infections

Question 4

eosinophils

Answer 4

allergic or parasitic

Question 5

basophils

Answer 5

allergic or parasitic

Question 6

lymphocytes

Answer 6

viral infections 1-4 x 10^9

Question 7

procalcitonin indicator of?

Answer 7

whether or not bacterial infection (high levels- probability of bacterial sepsis)

Question 8

CRP

Answer 8

non specific indicator of inflammation

Question 9

RBC lab levels

Answer 9

3.8-5.20 x 10^12

Question 10

hgb lab levels

Answer 10

120-150

Question 11

hct lab levels

Answer 11

0.35-0.48

Question 12

platelet lab values

Answer 12

150-400 x 10^9

Question 13

Na lab values

Answer 13

135-145 mmol/L

Question 14

K lab values

Answer 14

3.5-5.0 mmol/L

Question 15

glucose lab values

Answer 15

3.9-11.0 mmol/L

Question 16

creatinine lab values

Answer 16

50-90 umol/L

Question 17

GFR lab values

Answer 17

> 60 ml/min

Question 18

PTT lab values

Answer 18

23-32 seconds

Question 19

PT-INR valus

Answer 19

0.9-1.1 seconds

Question 20

hyponatremia?

Answer 20

not enough sodium

• weakness, confusion, ataxia, stupor, coma
• causes: diarrhea, vomiting, diuretics, no tube o/p, CRI

Question 21

hypernatremia?

Answer 21

too much sodium

• thirst, agitation, mania, convulsions, dry mucous membrane
• increased Na+ intake, excessive free body h20 loss, cushing syndrome

Question 22

hypokalemia?

Answer 22

not enough potassium

• decrease in contractility of smooth muscle, cardiac and skeletal, weakness, paralysis, cardiac dysrrhytmias, thirst
  cause: Gi losses/disorders, diarrhea, vomiting

Question 23

hyperkalemia?

Answer 23

irritability, diarrhea, intestinal colic

-causes: excessive dietary intake, infection