Labs

Question 1

What is the normal range for serum phosphorous?

Answer 1

2.7-4.5 mg/dL

Question 2

What is the patient goal for total cholesterol?

Answer 2

<200

Question 3

What troponin I level indicates MI?

Answer 3

Normal < 2.5 ng/dL, so anything over that would indicate MI. Starts rising 2-3 hours after, peaks at about 12 hours after infarct.

Question 4

What is considered a normal aPTT range?

Answer 4

20-36 seconds. Therapeutic for Heparin is 1.5-2.5 times that, so 30-90 seconds is therapeutic for heparin therapy.

Question 5

What is the normal range for BUN?

Answer 5

8-25

Question 6

What is the normal range for creatinine?

Answer 6

0.6-1.3

Question 7

What is the normal range for serum sodium?

Answer 7

135-145

Question 8

What is the normal range for serum potassium?

Answer 8

3.5-5

Question 9

What is the normal range for serum calcium?

Answer 9

8.5-10

Question 10

What is the normal range for PT time?

Answer 10

9.6-10.8 (10 seconds works for me!) If a person is on warfarin, 1.5-2 times that is therapeutic (15-25 seconds) My book says that NCLEX will have it at 30+ because that puts the patient at high risk for bleeding.

Question 11

What is the normal range for Troponin T?

Answer 11

0 to 0.1

Question 12

What is the normal range for serum amylase?

Answer 12

25-150

Question 13

What is the normal range for hemoglobin?

Answer 13

Female=12-15. Male=14-18.

Question 14

What is the normal range for serum magnesium?

Answer 14

1.6 to 2.6

Question 15

15. What is the normal range for neutrophils?

Answer 15

1800-7800

Question 16

16. What is the normal range for white blood cells?

Answer 16

4500 to 11,000