TxWes Guide Labs

Question 1

LABS

Hct (male, female)

Answer 1

male: 42-52 g/dL
female: 37-47 g/dL

Question 2

LABS

Hgb (male, female)

Answer 2

male: 14-18 g/dL
female: 13-16 g/dL

Question 3

LABS

WBCs

Answer 3

4k-11k microL

Question 4

LABS

Plts

Answer 4

150k-450k microL

Question 5

LABS

K+

Answer 5

3.5-5 mEq/L

Question 6

LABS

Mg

Answer 6

1.5-2.5 mEq/L

Question 7

LABS

Ca++

Answer 7

8.5-10.5 mg/dL

Question 8

LABS

iCa++

Answer 8

4.8 - 5.3 mg/dL (easy to remember bc it’s 1/2 of normal Ca++ level)
or
1.1 - 1.3 mmol/L (used often)

Question 9

LABS

Phos

Answer 9

1.8 - 2.6 mEq/L

Question 10

LABS

Cl-

Answer 10

100-108 mEq/L

Question 11

LABS

BUN
&
Creatinine

Answer 11

BUN: 10-20 mg/dL
Creatinine: 0.6-1.3 mg/dL

Question 12

LABS

Albumin

Answer 12

3.5-5.5 g/dL

Question 13

LABS

PT

Answer 13

11-14 sec

WEPT (warfarin, extrinsic, PT level)

Question 14

LABS

INR

Answer 14

1

Normal INR on Warfarin: 2-3

Question 15

LABS

PTT

Answer 15

21-34 sec

On heparin = varies (~60-100 secs) depending on your coag goals!

Question 16

LABS

ACT

Activating Clotting Time

Answer 16

80-120 secs

> 160-180sec for ECMO

> 400sec for CPB

Used for large heparin doses.

Question 17

LABS

FSP

Fibrin Split Products

Answer 17

<10 µ/dL

Fragments from dissolved clots. Used often for DIC

Question 18

LABS

Fibrinogen

Answer 18

160-450 mg/dL

(the netting that covers the clot)

Question 19

LABS

Plasminogen

Answer 19

62-130%

Plasminogen makes Plasmin. Plasmin degrades fibrin (or clots)

Question 20

LABS

FDP

Fibrin Degredation Products

Answer 20

<10 µ/mL

basically FSP but resulted in different units.

Question 21

LABS

D-Dimer

Answer 21

<250 ng/dL

Only detectable if you are currently breaking down lots of clots.

Question 22

LABS

TSH
T3
T4

Answer 22

TSH: 0.4 µ units/mL
T3: 90 -230 ng/dL
T4: 13 - 15 µ/dL

Control metabolism, temp, mood, weight, neuro fxn, & muscle strength.

T3 = MORE active, 7%, majority made in cells.
T4 = main circulating thyroid hormone, 93%, can be converted to T3 using iodinase.

Question 23

LABS

AST
ALT

Answer 23

<35 IU/L

Liver function - ALT more specfic to liver, AST involves other organs including the liver.

Question 24

LABS

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Answer 24

Question 25

LABS

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Answer 25

Question 26

LABS

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Answer 26