The Normals

Question 1

Serum Creatinine

Answer 1

Females: 0.5 - 1.1 mg/dL
Males: 0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL

Question 2

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 2

10 - 20 mg/dL

(for a good cookout you need to purchase 10-20 hot dog BUNS)

Question 3

Cholesterol

Answer 3

Less than 200 mg/dL

Question 4

Triglycerides

Answer 4

Females: 35 - 135 mg/dL
Males: 40 - 160 mg/dL

Question 5

Plasma High Density Lipoproteins (HDL)

Answer 5

<130 mg/dL

Question 6

HDL:LDL ratio

Answer 6

3:1

Question 7

VLDL

Answer 7

7 - 32 ng/dL

Question 8

Total lipids

Answer 8

400 - 1000

Question 9

LDL

Answer 9

<110 (from google)

Question 10

Albumin

Answer 10

3.5 - 5.0 g/dL

Question 11

Hemoglobin (Hgb)

Answer 11

Females: 12 - 16 g/dL
Males: 14 - 18 g/dL

“If you at 7 you goin’ to heaven.” :(

Question 12

Hematocrit (Hct)

Answer 12

Females: 37 - 47%
Males: 42% - 52%

Question 13

WBC (leukocytes)

Answer 13

4.5 to 11.0 × 10^9/L (per google)

Question 14

Calcium

Answer 14

9 - 11 mEq/L

(Outta milk? CALL 911!)

Question 15

Prothrombin Time (PT)

Answer 15

11 - 12.5 sec

Therapeutic range anticoag therapy is 1.5 - 2 times the normal

Question 16

Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Answer 16

Values vary per laboratory.
Common normals run from 20 - 30 sec in some labs and 30 - 40 sec in others

Therapeutic range anticoag therapy is 1.5 - 2 times the normal

Question 17

PaCO^2

Answer 17

35 - 45 mm Hg

Question 18

Bicarbonate (HCO)

Answer 18

21 - 28 mEq/L (I thought it was 22- 26?)

Question 19

Normal urine output per hour

Answer 19

30 mL

Question 20

International Normalized Ratio (INR)

Answer 20

0.8 - 1.1
No units (and no fucks) given

Question 21

Normal urine output per hour

Answer 21

At least 30 mL/hr

Question 22

Potassium (K+)

Answer 22

3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L

Elevated: Hyperkalemia; dehydration; kidney disease; acidosis; adrenal insufficiency; crush injuries.
Low: Hypokalemia; fluid overload; diuretic therapy; alkalosis; insulin administration; hyperaldosteronism.

Question 23

Magnesium (Mg)

Answer 23

1.8 - 2.6 mEq/L

Hypermagnesemia; kidney disease; hypothyroidism; adrenal insufficiency.
Low: Hypomagnesemia; malnutrition; alcoholism; ketoacidosis.

Question 24

Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)

Answer 24

Per google: 60+

A GFR below 60 may mean kidney disease. A GFR of 15 or lower may mean kidney failure.

Question 25

Interocular Pressure IOP

Answer 25

10-21 mm Hg POAG 22-32 PACG >30

Question 26

Ejection Fraction (EF)

Answer 26

55-70%

Question 27

RBC / erythrocytes

Answer 27

Females: 4.2 - 5.4 x 10^12 million/μL Males: 4.7 - 6.1 x 10^12 million/μL

Question 28

Ammonia

Answer 28

10 - 80 mcg/dL (ATI)

Question 29

Fasting blood glucose

Answer 29

>126 on > 2 occasions is indicative of diabetes

Question 30

Normal glucose tolerance test

Answer 30

Drink the glucose solution. Two hours post if you are: < 140 mg/dL = normal 140 - 199 mg/dL = indicative of prediabetes > 200 mg/dL or higher = may indicate diabetes.

Question 31

Normal fasting blood glucose

Answer 31

< 100 mg/dL

Question 32

Normal Glycosylated Hg (A1C)

Answer 32

4-6% A1C > 6.5% is indicative of diabetes A1C > 8% is indicative of poor diabetes control 5.7-6.4% = increased risk of developing diabetes (pre-diabetic)

Question 33

Urine albumin

Answer 33

Normal: <30 mg/g 30-299 mg/24 hours = Early stage diabetic nephropathy

Question 34

Sodium

Answer 34

135 - 145 mEq/L

Question 35

TSH

Answer 35

0.3 - 5 mIU/L

Question 36

T3

Answer 36

70 - 205μg/dL

Question 37

T4

Answer 37

4 - 12 μg/dL male 5 - 12 μg/dL female

Question 38

Thyroxine binding globulin

Answer 38

1.7 - 3.6 mg/dL

Question 39

Bullshit BMI "normals"

Answer 39

18.5 - 24.9

Question 40

Safe serum phenytoin levels

Answer 40

10 - 20 mcg/mL (SAME AS THEOPHYLLINE AND BUN AND ACETAMINOPHEN!)

Question 41

Test name (not PT) and therapeutic range for people taking warfarin

Answer 41

INR! 2 - 3.5

Question 42

Safe Lithium serum levels

Answer 42

< 1.5 mEq/L

Question 43

Theophylline therapeutic range

Answer 43

10 - 20 mcg/mL (SAME AS PHENYTOIN AND BUN AND ACETAMINOPHEN!)

Question 44

Acetaminophen therapeutic range

Answer 44

10 - 20 mcg/mL (SAME AS PHENYTOIN AND BUN AND THEOPHYLLINE!)

Question 45

Normal Central Venous Pressure (CVP) --> measurement of right ventricular preload

Answer 45

2 - 8 mm Hg