Nclex RN Lab Values Flashcards
Acetaminophen
> 150 mcg/ml
Acidity (ph)
7.35-7.45
ADH
2.3-3.1pg/ml
Albumin
3.5 - 5.0 gm/ dL
Ammonia
15- 50 ug
Aspirin( therapeutic level)
2- 20 mg/ dl
Bicarbonate (HCO3)
22 to 26 mEq/ liter
Bilirubin direct
Up to 0.4 mg/dL
Bilirubin total
Up to 1.0 mg/dL
Blood Volume
8.5- 9.1% of total body weight
Calcium
8.5-10.5 mg/dL ( normally slightly higher in children)
Carbon dioxide pressure( PCO2)
35-45 mm Hg
Carbon Monoxide
Less than 5% of total hemoglobin
Cardiac output (CO)
4-8 L/min
Chloride
98-106 mEq/L
Cholesterol
Less than 225 mg/dL ( for age 40-49 yr; increase with age)
Creatine Kinase ( CK or CPK) female
96-140 units/L
Creatine Kinase ( CK or CPK) male
38-174 units/L
Creatinine
0.6-1.2 mg/dL
Digoxin
0.5-2 ng/ml
Dilantin
10-20 meq/ml
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ( ESR or Sed-Rate) female
1-20 mm/hr
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR or Sed Rate) Male
1-13mm/hr
Free T3
2.3 to 4.2
Globulin
2.3-3.5 gm/dL
Glucose Tested after fasting
70-110 mg/dl
HDL
More than 60 mg/dL
Hematocrit Female
40-48%
Hematocrit Male
42-50%
Hemoglobin Female
12-16 gm/dL
Hemoglobin Male
13-18 gm/dL
INR
1.3-2.0 therapeutic level 2-3 can be up to 4.5
Iron
60-160 ug/dL ( normally higher in males)
LDH
<100
Lipase
0-150 units/l
Lithium Level
0.6-1.2 over 1.5 is toxic
Magnesium
1.5-2.0 mEq/L
Minimum urine output over 24 hour time period
600 CC
It’s ok for the intake to exceed the output by 500CC
Normal 24 hour output of urine
1500CC
Partial thromboplastin time
PTT
20-40 sec
Phosphorus
3.0-4.5 mg/dL
Platelet Count
150000-350000/ml
Potassium
3.5-5.0 mEq/L
Prostate Specific Antigen
PSA
0-4ng/ml
Likely higher with age
Proteins (Total)
6.0-8.4 gm/dL
Prothrombin Time
PT
11.0-12.5 sec
RBC
4.2-6.9 million /ul/ cu mm
Sodium
135-145 mEq/L
Theophylline
5-20 ng/ml
Thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
0.5-6.0 u units/ ml
Total Thyroxine T4
4.5-12.5
Triglycerides Female
35-135 mg/dL
Triglycerides Male
40-160 mg/dL
Triponin
Normal less than 0.6
Bed more than 1.4 ng/ml
Urea Nitrogen
BUN
8-20 mg/dL
Uric Acid Female
2.0-7.0 mg/dL
Likely higher with age
Uric Acid Male
4.0-8.5 mg/dL
Likely higher with age
Urine Specific Gravity
1.010-1.030
Leukocyte Count
4300-10800 cells/ul/cu mm
WBC
4.3-10.8 x 103/mm3