Laboratory Values

Question 0

Hct

Answer 0

35-50% — 42-52% (M), 35-45% (F)

Question 1

Hgb

Answer 1

13-18 g/dL (M), 12-16 g/dL (F)

Question 2

RBCs

Answer 2

4.6-6.2 million/mm3 (M), 4.2-5.4 million/mm3 (F)

Question 3

MCV

Answer 3

84-96 microns3

Question 4

MCH

Answer 4

28-33 pg

Question 5

MCHC

Answer 5

33-35%

Question 6

WBC

Answer 6

4500-11000/mm3

Question 7

Neutrophil %

Answer 7

45-73%

Question 8

Eosinophil %

Answer 8

0-4%

Question 9

Basophil %

Answer 9

0-1%

Question 10

Lymphocyte %

Answer 10

20-40%

Question 11

Monocyte %

Answer 11

2-8%

Question 12

Discuss the shift in band cells

Answer 12

Shift to left (bacterial infection), shift to right (viral infection)

Question 13

Plt Count

Answer 13

150,000-450,000/cu mm

Question 14

What are the components of a basal metabolic panel (BMP)?

Answer 14

Na, K, Cl, CO2, BUN, Pcr, Glucose, Ca, Mg, PO4-, GFR, Serum Osmolality

Question 15

What two components are being analyzed in drug monitoring?

Answer 15

Peak level (highest concentration) and trough level (lowest concentration)

Question 16

ABG - pH

Answer 16

7.35-7.45

Question 17

ABG - PaCO2

Answer 17

35-45 mm Hg

Question 18

ABG - PaO2

Answer 18

80-100 mm Hg

Question 19

ABG - HCO3-

Answer 19

22-26 mEq/L

Question 20

ABG - Base excess/deficit

Answer 20

+/- 2 mEq/L

Question 21

ABG - O2 saturation

Answer 21

> 94%

Question 22

LFTs - Alanine Aminotransferase - ALT/SGPT

Answer 22

5-35 units

Question 23

LFTs - Aspartate Aminotransferase - AST/SGOT

Answer 23

10-40 units

Question 24

LFTs - GGT

Answer 24

10-48 IU/L

Question 25

LFTs - what is alkaline phosphate?

Answer 25

Manufactured in bones, liver, kidneys, and intestines and excreted by biliary tract; in absence of bone disease (bone cancer), it is a sensitive measure of biliary tract obstruction

Question 26

LFTs - Ammonia

Answer 26

15-45 ug/dL

Question 27

LFTs - bilirubin

Answer 27

Catabolized in the liver and secreted as bile; measures the ability of the liver to conjugate and excrete bilirubin; elevated in liver and biliary tract disease and associated with jaundice

Question 28

LFTs - Prothrombin Time (PT)

Answer 28

100% or 9.5-12 sec

Question 29

Lipoprotein Profile - Cholesterol

Answer 29

<200 mg/dL (150-200 mg/dL)

Question 30

Lipoprotein Profile - HDLs

Answer 30

35-70 mg/dL (M), 35-85 mg/dL (F)

Question 31

Lipoprotein Profile - LDLs

Answer 31

<100 mg/dL if CAD

Question 32

BNP

Answer 32

<100 pg/mL

Question 33

Glucose

Answer 33

70-110 mg/dL

Question 34

HBA1C

Answer 34

4-6% (2-3 mo period)

Question 35

Lipoprotein Profile - Triglycerides (TGs)

Answer 35

100-200 mg/dL

Question 36

Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK)

Answer 36

50-325 mU/mL (M), 50-259 mU/mL (F)

Question 37

Myoglobin

Answer 37

5-70 ng/mL

Question 38

Troponin I and T

Answer 38

<0.2 ng/mL

Question 39

BUN

Answer 39

10-20 mg/dL

Question 40

Pcr

Answer 40

0.7-1.4 mg/dL

Question 41

Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)

Answer 41

85-125 mL/min (M), 75-115 mL/min (F)

Question 42

Na+

Answer 42

135-145 mEq/L

Question 43

SG

Answer 43

1.010-1.025

Question 44

K+

Answer 44

3.5-5 mEq/L

Question 45

Ca+

Answer 45

8.5-10.5 mg/dL

Question 46

Mg+

Answer 46

1.3-2.1 mEq/L

Question 47

PO4-

Answer 47

1.7-2.6 mEq/L

Question 48

Cl-

Answer 48

95-105 mEq/L

Question 49

What does Respiratory Acidosis look like?

Answer 49

Decreased pH, Increased PaCO2, HCO3- WNL

Question 50

What does respiratory alkalosis look like?

Answer 50

Increased pH, decreased PaCO2, HCO3- WNL

Question 51

What does metabolic acidosis look like?

Answer 51

Decreased pH, decreased HCO3-, PaCO2 WNL

Question 52

What does metabolic alkalosis look like?

Answer 52

Increased pH, increased HCO3-, PaCO2 WNL

Question 53

Reticulocytes

Answer 53

0.5-1.5% (0.005-0.015)

Question 54

Serum Ferritin

Answer 54

12-250

Question 55

Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC)

Answer 55

250-475 mcg/dL

Question 56

Transferrin Saturation

Answer 56

20-50% sat

Question 57

Bleeding time

Answer 57

1.5-9.5 min

Question 58

Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Answer 58

20-25 sec, 32-39 sec

Question 59

Fibrinogen Assay

Answer 59

200-400 mg/dL

Question 60

Fibrin-Fibrinogen Degradation Products

Answer 60

<5 ug/mL