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lab values
N-CLEX PREP MEL
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Sodium (Na+) (Serum electrolytes) | 135-145 mEq/L |
Potassium (K+)(Serum electrolytes) | 3.5-5 mEq/L |
Calcium (Ca++) (Serum electrolytes) | 8.5-10 mg/dL 4 |
Magnesium (Mg++) (Serum electrolytes) | 1.8-3 mg/dL |
Phosphorus (PO4) (Serum electrolytes) | 2.5-4.5 md/dL |
Glucose (fasting) (Serum electrolytes) | 70-110 mg/dL |
pH ABG's (Arterial Blood Gas) | 7.35-7.45 |
PaCO2 ABG's | 35-45 mm Hg (arterial) |
PaO2 ABG's | >80-100 mm Hg (arterial) |
HCO3 (bicarbonate) ABG's | 22-26 mEq/L |
CL- (chloride) ABG's | 85-115 mEq/L |
RBCs CBC | 4.2 – 6.1 MM 3 |
Hgb CBC | 12-18 G/DL |
Hct CBC | 37% – 52% |
WBCs CBC | 4800 – 10,800 MM 3 |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate CBC | <20 MM/HR |
Total serum cholesterol (blood lipid levels) | <200 MG/DL risk for cardiac or stroke with levels >150 MG/DL is the target range for therapy been shown to decrease CV or arterial incidents |
LDL (blood lipid levels) | Desirable <100 MG/DL |
HDL (blood lipid levels) | Desired >40 for men; >50 for women |
Triglycerides (blood lipid levels) | Desired <150 MG/DL; <100 MG/DL is on medication |
Therapeutic INR(anticoagulant therapy coagulation time) | 2.0 – 3.0 |
Normal INR (anticoagulant therapy coagulation time) | .9 – 1.2 |
Platelets (anticoagulant therapy coagulation time) | 150,000 – 450,000 CU/MM |
Albumin (liver function test) | 3.8 – 5 G/DL |
Ammonia (liver function test) | 15 – 45 MCG/DL |
Total bilirubin (liver function test) | 0.0 – 1.5 MG/DL |
Total protein (liver function test) | 6 – 8 GM/DL |
Specific gravity (urinalysis) | 1.001 – 1.030 |
PH (urinalysis) | Average 6.0 range 4.6 – 8.0 |
Glucose (urinalysis) | Negative |
RBCs (urinalysis) | Negative |
WBCs (urinalysis) | Negative |
Albumin (urinalysis) | Negative |
Bacteria (urinalysis) | <1000 colonies/ML |
Serum creatinine (renal function) | 0.5 – 1.2 MG/DL |
BUN (renal function) | 10 – 20 MG/DL |
GFR (Glomerular filtration rate)(renal function) | 90 – 120 ML/min |
Digoxin level (therapeutic medication monitoring) | 0.8 – 2 MG/ML |
Lithium level (therapeutic medication monitoring) | 0.4 – 1.0 M E Q/L |
Magnesium sulfate (therapeutic medication monitoring) | 4 – 8 MG/DL levels are obtained 1 HR after the loading dose, then every 6 hours, maintenance dosage should be titrated to maintain a serum level of 4 – 8 |
Phenobarbital (therapeutic medication monitoring) | 10 – 30 MCG/ML |
Theophylline (therapeutic medication monitoring) | 10 – 20 MCG/ML |
Glucose (fasting) (blood glucose levels) | 70 – 110 MG/DL |
HbA1c (Glycosylated hemoglobin) (blood glucose levels) | 5% of to 7% in clients who have diabetes mellitus |
SaO2 ABGs | 95% - 100% |
Cholesterol (cardiac) | Under 200 |
PT (cardiac) | 11 – 12.5 secs Coumadin – 16 to 25 secs |
aPPT (cardiac) | 30 – 40 secs heparin – 45 – 80 secs |