Lab Values

Question 1

RED BLOOD CELLS

Answer 1

4.5 million - 5.5 million

Question 2

WHITE BLOOD CELLS

Answer 2

• Normal 5k - 10k

Question 3

PLATELETS

Answer 3

Normal 140k - 500k

Question 4

SODIUM

Answer 4

• normal 135 - 145 mg/dL
• Low sodium:
   - mental status changes
   - seizures & coma
   - resp. Arrest 
• High sodium:
   - edema 
   - increased muscle tone
   - flushed red rosey skin

Question 5

POTASSIUM

Answer 5

“• Normal  3.5 - 5.0
 - High potassium (5.0) 
  - High pumps
  = Peaked T waves & ST elevation
Low Potassium (3.5)
 - low pumps
 - Flat T waves, ST depression, & U-wave

Question 6

MAGNESIUM

Answer 6

-• Normal 2.5 - 4.5

Question 7

PHOSPHATE

Answer 7

Normal 3.5 - 4.7

Question 8

CEREBRAL PRESSURE PERFUSION

Answer 8

• Normal 60-100mmhg

Question 9

THEOPHYLLINE

Answer 9

Normal: 10 mcg - 20mcg

Question 10

DILANTIN

Answer 10

Normal: 10mcg - 20 mcg

Question 11

DIGOXIN

Answer 11

Normal: 0.5-2ng

Question 12

CALCIUM

Answer 12

8.6- 10.5
• calcium contracts the muscles 
• Low calcium 
   - diarrhea 
   - T & C
   - T = Trousseau’s 
           Twerking arm when BP cuff on
    - C = Chvostek
             Cheek smile when stroking face
• High Calcium 
   - stones, moans and groans 
   - kidney stones 
   - constipation

Question 13

Albumin

Answer 13

3.4-5.4

Question 14

Chloride

Answer 14

9.5 -105

Question 15

TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT

“ RIPE”

Answer 15

R = Rifampin turns body fluids orange
I = Isoniziad (INH) it’s severely nephrotoxic
Monitor ALT, AST, and LFT’s. Give Vit. B6
Can cause peripheral P
P =Pyrazinamide monitor uric acid levels (Gout)
E= Ethamobutal can cause visual changes

Question 16

Intracranial pressure