Lab Values Test 2

Question 1

Triglycerides

Answer 1

Less than 150 mg/dL

Question 2

HDL

Answer 2

40-60 mg/dL
Good cholesterol
You want this number to be higher

Question 3

LDL

Answer 3

Less than 100 mg/dL

BAD cholesterol

Question 4

Total cholesterol

Answer 4

Less than 200 mg/dL

Question 5

Blood pressure

Answer 5

Less than 120 / less than 80

Question 6

Prehypertension

Answer 6

120-139/ 80-90

Question 7

Isolated hypertension

Answer 7

Greater than 140/ less than 90

Question 8

Hypertension

Answer 8

Pt with sustained BP higher than 140 /90
Dx based on elevation readings at least 3x over a period of a week or longer
Starts to damage target organs but you may not see it yet

Question 9

HTN EMERGENCY

Answer 9

develops over hours to days
BP greater than 220/120
Evidence of acute target organ damage- encephalopathy, ICH/SAH, renal failure, retinopathy

Question 10

HTN Urgency

Answer 10

Develops over days to weeks
BP severely elevated but no evidence of target organ damage
Can be d/t noncompliance, crack, cocaine, tumor of adrenal medulla etc

Question 11

RBC

Answer 11

4.1-5.3 million/mm3

Question 12

Hemoglobin

Answer 12

13. 2-17.3 g/dL male

11. 7-15.5 g/dL female

Question 13

Hematocrit

Answer 13

Make 43-49%

Female 38-44%

Question 14

WBC

Answer 14

4,500-11,000/mm3

Question 15

Platelets

Answer 15

150,000-450,000/UL

Question 16

ESR (erythrocytes sedimentation rare)

Answer 16

Reflects inflammation or infection

Less than 30mm/hr

Question 17

Bleeding time

Answer 17

3-8 minutes

Question 18

Thrombocytopenia lab values

Answer 18

Less than 150,000/~L

At less than 20,000 they are at risk for spontaneous bleed

Question 19

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

Answer 19

Determined by multiplying the total WBC count by % of neutrophils

Less than 1,000/~L= neutropenia- at risk for bacterial infection than general pop
500-1,000= moderate risk think about putting them in isolation
Less than 500/~L severe risk for bacterial infection LIFE THREATENING medical emergency