Normal Lab Values Flashcards
Normal central venous pressure
2 - 8 mmHg
5 - 20 cm water pressure
Normal Pco2
35 - 45 mm Hg
Normal pH
7.35 - 7.45
Normal potassium
3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L
Normal creatinine
0.7 - 1.4 mg/100 ml
Normal urea nitrogen (BUN) evaluates renal function
10 - 20 mg/dL
Normal sodium level
135 - 145 mEq/L
Normal RBCs for men
4.6 - 6.2 million/mm3
Normal RBCs for women
4.2 - 5.4 million/mm3
Normal WBCs for adults
5,000 -10,000/mm3
Normal hemoglobin for men
13 - 18 g/dL
Normal hemoglobin for women
12 - 16 g/dL
Normal hematocrit for men
42 - 52%
Normal hematocrit for women
35 - 47%
PTT (monitors effectiveness of heparin therapy)
Lower limit of normal 20 - 25 seconds
Upper limit (detects coagulation disorder) 32 - 39 seconds
Platelet count (thrombocyte count) used to diagnose hemorrhagic diseases, thrombocytopenia.
150,000 - 450,000/mm3
Prothrombin time PT (monitors effectiveness of Coumadin therapy)
9.5 - 12.0 seconds
Detects coagulation disorder 1.0
International normalized ratio (INR) monitors effectiveness of anti coagulation therapy
2 - 3 for therapy in afib, dvt and pulmonary embolism.
2.5 - 3.5 for therapy in prosthetic heart valves.
50 yrs old.
GTT
1 hour - 190 mg/dL
2 hours - 140 mg/dL
3 hours - 125 mg/dL
Total cholesterol
150 - 200 mg / dL
LDL
130 mg/dL
HDL
Men 35 - 70 mg/dL
Women 35 - 85 mg/dL
Alkaline phosphate (evaluates liver and bone function)
Adult 50 - 120 units/L
Creatine kinase CK (used to diagnose acute MI)
MM bands present = skeletal muscle damage
Serum albumin (used to detect protein malnutrition)
3.5 - 5.5 g/dL
Triglycerides (detects risk for artherosclerosis)
100 - 200 mg/dL
Normal PaO2
85 - 95 mm
SaO2
95-99%
HCO3
22 - 26 mEq/L
Blood ammonia (arterial)
15 - 45 mcg/dL
Total bilirubin
0.3 - 1.0 mg/dL
Normal Magnesium
1.3 - 2.3 mEq/L
