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The Normals Flashcards

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Serum Creatinine

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

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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

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10 - 20 mg/dL

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

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Cholesterol

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Less than 200 mg/dL

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Triglycerides

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

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5
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Plasma High Density Lipoproteins (HDL)

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<130 mg/dL

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HDL:LDL ratio

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3:1

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VLDL

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7 - 32 ng/dL

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Total lipids

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400 - 1000

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LDL

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<110 (from google)

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Albumin

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3.5 - 5.0 g/dL

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Hemoglobin (Hgb)

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

“If you at 7 you goin’ to heaven.” :(

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Hematocrit (Hct)

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

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WBC (leukocytes)

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4.5 to 11.0 × 10^9/L (per google)

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Calcium

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9 - 11 mEq/L

(Outta milk? CALL 911!)

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Prothrombin Time (PT)

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11 - 12.5 sec

Therapeutic range anticoag therapy is 1.5 - 2 times the normal

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16
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Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

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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

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PaCO^2

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35 - 45 mm Hg

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Bicarbonate (HCO)

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

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19
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Normal urine output per hour

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30 mL

20
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International Normalized Ratio (INR)

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0.8 - 1.1
No units (and no fucks) given

21
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Normal urine output per hour

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At least 30 mL/hr

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Potassium (K+)

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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.

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Magnesium (Mg)

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1.8 - 2.6 mEq/L

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

24
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Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)

A

Per google: 60+

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

25
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Interocular Pressure IOP

A

10-21 mm Hg

POAG 22-32
PACG >30

26
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Ejection Fraction (EF)

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55-70%

27
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RBC / erythrocytes

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

28
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Ammonia

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10 - 80 mcg/dL (ATI)

29
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Fasting blood glucose

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> 126 on > 2 occasions is indicative of diabetes

30
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Normal glucose tolerance test

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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.

31
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Normal fasting blood glucose

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< 100 mg/dL

32
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Normal Glycosylated Hg (A1C)

A

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)

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Urine albumin

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

34
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Sodium

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135 - 145 mEq/L

35
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TSH

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0.3 - 5 mIU/L

36
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T3

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70 - 205μg/dL

37
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T4

A

4 - 12 μg/dL male
5 - 12 μg/dL female

38
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Thyroxine binding globulin

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1.7 - 3.6 mg/dL

39
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Bullshit BMI “normals”

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18.5 - 24.9

40
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Safe serum phenytoin levels

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10 - 20 mcg/mL

(SAME AS THEOPHYLLINE AND BUN AND ACETAMINOPHEN!)

41
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Test name (not PT) and therapeutic range for people taking warfarin

A

INR!
2 - 3.5

42
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Safe Lithium serum levels

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< 1.5 mEq/L

43
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Theophylline therapeutic range

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

44
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Acetaminophen therapeutic range

A

10 - 20 mcg/mL

(SAME AS PHENYTOIN AND BUN AND THEOPHYLLINE!)

45
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Normal Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
–> measurement of right ventricular preload

A

2 - 8 mm Hg

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