Semifinal Lab Values (Ben) Flashcards
HDL
> 1.0 mmol/l in men
> 1.3 mmol/l in women
LDL
< 3.4 mmol/l
total triglycerides
0.8 - 1.7 mmol/l
“Random Blood Glucose”
(regardless of fasting/non-fasting state, not as important as fasting but good to know)
- > 11 mmol/l - diabetic
- 5.5-11 mmol/l - must check fasting glucose
- < 5.5 mmol/l - patient is not diabetic
Fasting Glucose
- < 5 mmol/l - not diabetic
- 5-6 mmol/l - regular checkups recommended
- 6-7 mmol/l - OGTT needed
- > 7 mmol/l - diabetic
OGTT 2-hr value
- < 7.8 mmol/l - impaired fasting glucose (remember OGTT was done because of fasting glucose btwn 6-7 mM)
- >7.8 mmol/l - impaired glucose tolerance
- >11 mmol/l - diabetes
total bilirubin
< 17 umol/l
direct bilirubin
< 5 umol/l
ALAT / GPT
ASAT / GOT
both should be < 45 U/l
alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
< 150 U/l
prothrombin time (PT)
(INR = international normalized ratio)
0.8 - 1.2
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCH
28-33 pg
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
320-360 g/l
serum Ca++
(total, not free)
2.2-2.6 mmol/l
(free is about half that)
alpha-amylase
< 180 U/l
TSH
(not on list but should know according to Tunde)
0.4 - 4.0 mU/l
iron
(male + female)
male: 12-36 umol/l
female: 11-30 umol/l
(note this is micromolar!)
TIBC
total iron binding capacity
female + male
female: 45-70 umol/l
male: 50-80 umol/l
platelet count
150-400 G/l
differential blood count
- neutrophil, segmented - 50-70%
- neutrophil, band - 3-5%
- neutrophil, metamyelocyte - 0-1%
- lymphocyte - 20-40%
- monocyte - 2-6%
- eosinophil - 2-4%
- basophil - 0-1%
bleeding time
4-6 min
aPTT
activated partial thromboplastin time
35-45 s
thrombin time
20-22 s
fibrinogen
1.5-4.0 g/l
(remember it’s an acute phase protein)
carbamide
3.5-7.0 mmol/l
A/G
albumin/globulin quotient
1.25 - 2.5
alpha-amylase
< 180 U/l
CK
creatine kinase
< 200 U/l
GGT
gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
< 60 U/l
LDH
lactate DH
<160 U/l
pH
7.35-7.45
pCO2
35-45 mmHg
standard bicarbonate
21-26 mmol/l
base excess
BE
0 +/- 3 mmol/l
pO2
80-105 mmHg
O2 saturation
95-98%
PR interval
(AV conduction time)
0.12-0.2 sec
QRS width / time
0.06 - 0.1 sec
(1.5-2.5 mm)
pathological Q wave
width and amplitude
width ≥ 0.04 s (1 mm)
amplitude > 0.4 mV or > 25% R wave
aHCO3-
24 mmol/l
st. HCO3-
(HCO3 at standardized pCO2 of 40 mmHg)
22-26 mmol/l
buffer base (BB)
45-52 mmol/l
base excess
positive value = base excess / acid deficit
negative = acid excess / base deficit
0 +/- 2.5 mmol/l
creatinine clearance
(1.73 m2 body surface)
120-125 ml/min
urine volume
1000 - 1500 ml/24 h
urine pH
4.5 - 8.0
specific gravity (density) of urine
1.010 - 1.035 kg/l
osmolar concentration of urine
600-1200 mosm/kg
total cholesterol
3.6 - 5.2 mmol/l
serum creatinine
40-130 umol/l
CRP
1-8 mg/l
ESR (Westergren)
<20 mm/h
urinary sediment (per field)
< 1-3 RBC
< 3-5 WBC
total serum protein
60-80 g/l
serum urea (BUN)
AKA carbamide
2 - 10 mmol/l
RBC count
male: 4.4-5.5 T/l
female: 3.8-5.2 T/l
urine protein (per day)
(normal, mild, moderate, severe levels
normal + severe most important)
- normal: 50-150 mg/day
- mild - 300 - 1,000 mg/day
- moderate - 1-3 g/day
- severe - > 3 g/day
- seen in nephrotic syndrome, pre-eclampsia, multiple myeloma, AGN, diabetic GS
uric acid
150-400 umol/l
A/G quotient
(albumin:globulin ratio)
1.25 to 2.5
Albumin
35-50 g/l
(decreases in acute inflammation)
WBC count
4-10 G/l
(the G stands for x109)
MCV
mean corpuscular volume (RBC volume)
80-95 fl
sodium
135-145 mmol/l
potassium
3.5-5.0 mmol/l
chloride
95-105 mmol/l
hematocrit
male: 0.4 - 0.54 l/l
female: 0.37 - 0.47 l/l
hemoglobin
Hgb
male: 135-170 g/l
female: 120-165 g/l
urinary sodium concentration
< or equal to 20 mEq/l
