Nutritional Status T4

Question 1

Blood glucose-fasting

Answer 1

Normal 70-99 mg/dL
100-125 mg/dL pre diabetes
126 mg/dL or higher on two tests you have diabetes

Question 2

Serum albumin

Answer 2

Normal - 3.4-4.8 g/dL

(Hypoalbuminemia)Lower can be an indication of malnutrition, liver disease or inflammatory disease

Higher can be an indication of acute infections, burns, stress from surgery or heart attack

Question 3

Prealbumin

Answer 3

Normal- 12- 42 mg/dL (6yr and older)

High- sign of long term kidney disease, steroid use or alcoholism

Low-sign of liver disease, inflammation or tissue death

Question 4

Transferrin

Answer 4

Normal: 170-370 mg/dL

Higher: may have a iron-deficiency

Lower: liver disease and hemolytic anemia

Also called total iron binding capacity test (TIBC)

Question 5

Globulin

Answer 5

Normal: 2.3-3.4 g/dL

High: infection, inflammatory, immune disorder

Low: liver or kidney disease

Question 6

Blood urea

Answer 6

Normal:
Children: 5-18 mg/dL
Age 14-adult: 8-21 mg/dL
Adult older than 90: 10-31 mg/dL

High: kidney aren’t working well, UTI

Low: over hydration, malnutrition, severe liver damage

Question 7

Creatinine

Answer 7

Normal:
Female:0.5-1 mg/dL
Male: 0.6-1.2 mg/dL

High: impaired kidney function or kidney disease

Low: liver or muscles not working properly

Question 8

Hemoglobin

Answer 8

Normal:
Male: 13.2-17.3 g/dL
Female: 11.7-15.5g/dL
Male older adult: 12.6-17.4 g/dL
Female older adult: 11.7-16.1 g/dL

High: lung and heart diseases

Low: anemia