Nutrition Labs

Question 1

Hemoglobin (Hgb) normal value

Answer 1

12-18 g/dL

Question 2

Anemia definition

Answer 2

Lack of healthy red blood cells

Question 3

BUN- blood urea nitrogen

Answer 3

Measure of nitrogen in the blood which comes from urea which is a byproduct of the breakdown of proteins into amino acids

Question 4

Serum albumin

Answer 4

Measures the amount of albumin (a protein) in the clear liquid portion of the blood

Question 5

Transferrin

Answer 5

An iron transporting protein

Question 6

Increased BUN value

Answer 6

> 18 mg/dL

Starvation, high protein intake, sever dehydration, renal problems

Question 7

Nutritionally, serum albumin measures…

Answer 7

Long-term nutritional status

Question 8

Hemoglobin definition

Answer 8

Protein on red blood cells that binds oxygen for transport through the blood stream

Question 9

Urine creatinine

Answer 9

Directly proportional to the body’s muscle mass.

Question 10

Hematocrit (Hct) definition

Answer 10

Ration of plasma to RBCs after the sample is run through a centrifuge to separate the solid RBCs from the liquid plasma.

Question 11

Urine creatinine normal range

Answer 11

0.4-1.5 mg/dL

Question 12

Prealbumin measures…

Answer 12

Short-term nutritional status. Can detect daily changes in protein status.

Question 13

Increased creatinine

Answer 13

> 1.5 mg/dL

Dehydration

Question 14

Increased creatinine

Answer 14

> 1.5 mg/dL

Dehydration

Question 15

Increased serum albumin

Answer 15

> 5.5 g/dL

Dehydration, shock, high protein diet

Question 16

Normal BUN values

Answer 16

17-18 mg/dL

Question 17

Decreased hematocrit can mean

Answer 17

Anemia

Question 18

Decreased transferrin

Question 19

Decreased serum albumin

Question 20

Decreased creatinine

Question 21

Increased hematocrit can mean

Answer 21

Dehydration

Question 22

Decreased prealbumin

Question 23

Normal hematocrit value

Answer 23

40-50%

Question 24

Albumin

Answer 24

A protein made by the liver

Question 25

Normal serum albumin

Answer 25

3.5 - 5.5 g/dL

Question 26

Decreased hemoglobin (Hgb) means

Answer 26

Anemia

Question 27

Urine creatinine normal range

Answer 27

0.4-1.5 mg/dL

Question 28

Normal transferrin values

Answer 28

240-480 mg/dL

Question 29

Urine creatinine

Answer 29

Directly proportional to the body’s muscle mass.

Question 30

Decreased creatinine

Question 31

Decreased BUN

Question 32

Normal prealbumin (transthyretin) values

Answer 32

23-43 mg/dL