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Blood/urine important values
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Serum Creatinine | Males: 0.6-1.2 mg/dL Females: 0.5-1.1 mg/dL |
Increased Serum Creatinine | renal impairment |
Decreased Serum Creatinine | decreased muscle mass |
Blood Urea Nitrogen | 10-20 mg/dL |
Increased BUN | hepatic/renal disease, dehydration or decreased renal perfusion, high protein diet, infection, stress, steroid use, GI bleed, other situations where blood is in the tissues |
Decreased BUN | malnutrition, fluid volume excess, severe hepatic damage |
RBCs | Males: 4.7-6.1 million Females: 4.2-5.4 million |
Decreased RBCs | possible anemia or hemorrhage |
Increased RBCs | possible chronic hypoxia or polycythemia vera |
Hemoglobin (Hgb) | Males: 14-18 g/dL Females: 12-16 g/dL |
Decreased Hgb | possible anemia or hemorrhage (same as RBC and Hct) |
Increased Hgb | possible chronic hypoxia or polycythemia vera (same as RBC and Hct) |
Hematocrit (Hct) | Males: 42%-52% Females: 37%-47% |
Decreased Hct | possible anemia or hemorrhage (same as RBC and Hgb) |
Increased Hct | possible chronic hypoxia or polycythemia vera (same as RBC and Hgb) |
WBCs | 5,000-10,000 |
Increased WBCs | associated with infection, inflammation, autoimmune disorders, and leukemia |
Decreased WBCs | indicate prolonged infection or bone marrow suppression |
Iron (Fe) | Males: 80-180 mcg/dL Females: 60-160 mcg/dL |
Increased Fe | indicate iron excess, hemochromocytosis, liver disorders, megaloblastic anemia |
Decreased Fe | indicate possible iron deficiency anemia, hemorrhage |
Platelets | 150,000-400,000 |
Increased platelets | may indicate polycythemia vera or malignancy |
Decreased platelets | may indicate bone marrow suppression, autoimmune disease, hypersplenism |
Prothrombin Time (PT) | 11-12.5 seconds |
Increased PT | indicates possible deficiency of clotting factiors V and VII |
Decreased PT | may indicate vitamin K excess |