The Normals Flashcards
Serum Creatinine
Females: 0.5 - 1.1 mg/dL
Males: 0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
10 - 20 mg/dL
(for a good cookout you need to purchase 10-20 hot dog BUNS)
Cholesterol
Less than 200 mg/dL
Triglycerides
Females: 35 - 135 mg/dL
Males: 40 - 160 mg/dL
Plasma High Density Lipoproteins (HDL)
<130 mg/dL
HDL:LDL ratio
3:1
VLDL
7 - 32 ng/dL
Total lipids
400 - 1000
LDL
<110 (from google)
Albumin
3.5 - 5.0 g/dL
Hemoglobin (Hgb)
Females: 12 - 16 g/dL
Males: 14 - 18 g/dL
“If you at 7 you goin’ to heaven.” :(
Hematocrit (Hct)
Females: 37 - 47%
Males: 42% - 52%
WBC (leukocytes)
4.5 to 11.0 × 10^9/L (per google)
Calcium
9 - 11 mEq/L
(Outta milk? CALL 911!)
Prothrombin Time (PT)
11 - 12.5 sec
Therapeutic range anticoag therapy is 1.5 - 2 times the normal
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
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
PaCO^2
35 - 45 mm Hg
Bicarbonate (HCO)
21 - 28 mEq/L (I thought it was 22- 26?)
Normal urine output per hour
30 mL
International Normalized Ratio (INR)
0.8 - 1.1
No units (and no fucks) given
Normal urine output per hour
At least 30 mL/hr
Potassium (K+)
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.
Magnesium (Mg)
1.8 - 2.6 mEq/L
Hypermagnesemia; kidney disease; hypothyroidism; adrenal insufficiency.
Low: Hypomagnesemia; malnutrition; alcoholism; ketoacidosis.
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
Per google: 60+
A GFR below 60 may mean kidney disease. A GFR of 15 or lower may mean kidney failure.
Interocular Pressure IOP
10-21 mm Hg
POAG 22-32
PACG >30
Ejection Fraction (EF)
55-70%
RBC / erythrocytes
Females: 4.2 - 5.4 x 10^12 million/μL
Males: 4.7 - 6.1 x 10^12 million/μL
Ammonia
10 - 80 mcg/dL (ATI)
Fasting blood glucose
> 126 on > 2 occasions is indicative of diabetes
Normal glucose tolerance test
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.
Normal fasting blood glucose
< 100 mg/dL
Normal Glycosylated Hg (A1C)
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)
Urine albumin
Normal: <30 mg/g
30-299 mg/24 hours = Early stage diabetic nephropathy
Sodium
135 - 145 mEq/L
TSH
0.3 - 5 mIU/L
T3
70 - 205μg/dL
T4
4 - 12 μg/dL male
5 - 12 μg/dL female
Thyroxine binding globulin
1.7 - 3.6 mg/dL
Bullshit BMI “normals”
18.5 - 24.9
Safe serum phenytoin levels
10 - 20 mcg/mL
(SAME AS THEOPHYLLINE AND BUN AND ACETAMINOPHEN!)
Test name (not PT) and therapeutic range for people taking warfarin
INR!
2 - 3.5
Safe Lithium serum levels
< 1.5 mEq/L
Theophylline therapeutic range
10 - 20 mcg/mL
(SAME AS PHENYTOIN AND BUN AND ACETAMINOPHEN!)
Acetaminophen therapeutic range
10 - 20 mcg/mL
(SAME AS PHENYTOIN AND BUN AND THEOPHYLLINE!)
Normal Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
–> measurement of right ventricular preload
2 - 8 mm Hg
