Weekend 2 lecture 4 Flashcards
Clinical Labs
- Serum enzymes
- Blood Lipids
- Complete Blood Count
- Coagulation Profiles
- Electrolyte levels
- BUN/Creatinine levels
- Blood glucose
Serum Enzymes
Serum Enzymes
•Troponin
Troponin whatbisbit a good indicator of?
Troponin
•Highly specific for MI
•Can be detected in the blood within 3 hours of MI associated chest pain
•Two isoenzymes: Troponin T & Troponin I
•Peaks at about 24 hours
Creatine Kinase-Myocardial Bands what time does it peak and what time does it normalize
Whatbpercent is usually a good indicator of MI what level
- It is common to calculate the ratio of CK-MB/Total CK. It is generally >2.5% if an MI has occurred
- Serum CK starts to rise at 4-8 hours following an MI and peaks at about 24 hours
- CK-MB normalizes by 48-72 hours
Isoforms of CK-MB
•CK-MB1 & CK-MB2 can also be used as markers
–CK-MB2 is released from infarcted myocardial tissues and is enzymatically converted in the circulation to CK-MB1
–This occurs within just a few hours, an elevated ratio of CK-MB2/CK-MB1 can be a very sensitive marker for MI
Lactate Dehydrogenase what time would you look at this compared to the ck levels
- Serum levels of LDH peak at about 3-5days
- Important marker for those persons who present to hospital/MD with several days of symptoms. If MI occurred 3 days ago the CK-MB would have normalized; therefore, LDH would be the marker you need to examine
Blood Lipids
•AHA cholesterol recommendations
–Total Cholesterol < 200mg/dl
–LDL < 130 mg/dl if no known heart disease
–LDL < 100 mg/dl if there is known heart disease
–HDL > 35 mg/dl
Ratio of Total Cholesterol/HDL
Men 3.43 4.9 what’s the rest
Women is 3.27
4.44 what’s the rest can remember just general like 3-11 might be eaiser
•Men –3.43 = ½ average risk for CAD –4.97 = Average risk –9.55 = 2x average risk for CAD –23.39 = 3x average risk for CAD •Women –3.27 = ½ average risk for CAD –4.44 = Average risk for CAD –7.05 = 2x average risk for CAD –11.04 = 3x average risk for CAD
Elevated triglyceride levels
What’s a dangerous level to be above
- 150mg/dl is defined as elevated triglyceride levels
- Associated with increased CHO ingestion
- May be a precursor to DM
Complete Blood Count
What stuff do they look at and what levels of Hgb good for men and women
What about hematocrit ?
What about wBC
Platelets
•Hemoglobin –Men: 13-16g/dl –Women: 12-14g/dl •Hematocrit –Men: 40-54% –Women: 37-47% •White Blood Cells •RBCs •Platelets
•WBC: 5000-10,000 •Platelets: 1.5-4.5 x 100,000 •RBCs: –Men: 4.8-6.0 x 1O6 –Women: 4.1-5.1 x 106
Please note that all reference ranges given may differ slightly from institution to institution
Coagulation Profiles
What’s reference range think pro
When do you look for prothrombin if they are on what meds?
When do you look for partial thromboplastin
If they are on what meds?
•PT (Prothrombin time)
–Reference range: 11.8-15.0 sec
–Look at this number if patient is being anticoagulated on coumadin or warfarin
–1.5-2x reference range is generally therapeutic for DVT/PE
•PTT (Partial thromboplastin time)
–Reference range: 21.7-34.0 sec
–Look at this number if patient is being anticoagulated on heparin. Generally you would like to see the number 1.5-2x the reference range to see that the patient is therapeutically anticoagulated
•International Normalized Ratio (INR)
What is this the purpose of this
•International Normalized Ratio (INR)
–Utilized so that anticoagulation levels can be compared across institutions. Uses a standardized solution, and thereby gives you the normality of the solution measured
•Eg: INR of 1 = a 1 normal solution
Electrolyte Levels what two are the high ones
- Sodium: 135-145
- Potassium: 3.5-5.0
- Chloride: 96-108
- Magnesium: 1.5-2.5
- Phosphorus: 2.4-4.7
- Calcium: 8.5-11
BUN/Creatinine what is this used to measure
whats the normal range for creainine
whats the range for blood urea
Measure of Kidney function. Elevated levels may also indicate worsening heart failure Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) Normal range: 10-30 Creatinine Women: .6-1.4 Men: .6-1.6 Ratio of BUN/Cr >15.5 is considered abnormal
Blood Glucose
what happens if the person is above 300
what is the normal range
what happens if they are above 400
Normal reference range
60-120
Blood glucose level > 300 should contraindicate exercise
Blood glucose level > 400 the patient is at risk for ketoacidosis
Cardiac Radiography (CXR) what is the x - ray inversely proptional to ?
Recall that penetration of x-rays through the body is inversely proportional to the tissue density
For a boundary to show between two tissues they must differ in density
Views
PA
Laterals
P-A xray view which view gives you better angulation of the clavicles P-A or A-P ???
Xrays are transmitted from behind the patient to a film placed against the chest on the anterior side
PA view there is a greater angulation of the clavicles
AP less of an angulation of the clavicles
