Labs Chart

Question 1

Increased WBC

Answer 1

Infection 
Inflammation 
Medications
Injury
Cancer

Question 2

Decreased WBC

Answer 2

Chemical toxicity
Chronic infection
Nutritional deficiency

Question 3

Segmented neutrophil

Normal value

Answer 3

50-70%

Question 4

Increased neutrophils

Answer 4

Bacterial infection
Physical stress
Inflammatory
Tissue necrosis

Question 5

Decreased neutrophils

Answer 5

Overwhelming infections
Viral
Medications
Chemotherapy

Question 6

Bands normal lab value

Answer 6

0-8%

Question 7

Lymphocytes normal lab

Answer 7

20-40%

Question 8

Lymphocytes increased in

Answer 8

Viral
Chronic bacterial
Leukemia

Question 9

Lymphocytes decreased

Answer 9

AIDS
Steroids
Autoimmune
Malnutrition.

Question 10

Monocytes normal lab

Answer 10

4-8%

Question 11

Monocytes increased

Answer 11

Chronic inflammatory
TB
Syphilis

Question 12

Eosinophil normal lab

Answer 12

0-4%

Question 13

Increased eosinophils

Answer 13

Allergic reactions

Question 14

Decreased eosinophils

Answer 14

Steroids

Question 15

Basophils increase

Answer 15

Asthma
Hypothyroidism
Myeloid leukemia

Question 16

Basophils normal lab

Answer 16

0-2%

Question 17

RBC normal lab

Answer 17

Men 4.6-5.9

Women 4.2-5.4

Question 18

Increased RBC

Answer 18

High altitude

Intense physical training

Question 19

RBC decreased

Answer 19

Blood loss
Destruction
Nutritional deficiency
Bone marrow suppression

Question 20

HGB normal lab values

Answer 20

Men 13-18

Women 12-16

Question 21

HCT normal lab

Answer 21

Men 40-54 %

Women 38-47%

Question 22

HCT increase

Answer 22

Dehydration
Plasma loss
Polycythemia Vera

Question 23

HCT decrease

Answer 23

Over hydration

Anemia

Question 24

MCV normal

Answer 24

82-98

Question 25

MCH normal

Answer 25

27-33

Question 26

Increased MCV and MCH

Answer 26

Macrocyclic anemia

Question 27

MCV and MCH decrease

Answer 27

Microcytic anemia

Question 28

SED rate normal

Answer 28

Men 1-9 | Women 1-20

Question 29

SED rate increase

Answer 29

Inflammatory diseases

Question 30

Platelets normal

Answer 30

150,000-400,000

Question 31

Platelets increase

Answer 31

Malignant tumors Polycythemia Vera Splenectomy

Question 32

Platelets decrease

Answer 32

Thrombocytopenia Chemo Radiations

Question 33

Red/brown urine

Answer 33

Blood

Question 34

Orange urine

Answer 34

Bilirubin

Question 35

Cloudy urine

Answer 35

WBC

Question 36

Dark urine

Answer 36

Dehydration

Question 37

Brown urine

Answer 37

Hepatitis

Question 38

Sodium normal

Answer 38

135-145

Question 39

Increased sodium

Answer 39

DI, Cushing's syndrome

Question 40

Decreased sodium

Answer 40

``` Vomiting Diarrhea Burns Renal failure Addison's disease ```

Question 41

Potassium normal

Answer 41

3.5-5

Question 42

Potassium increased

Answer 42

Cell injury

Question 43

Potassium decreased

Answer 43

GI loss Diuretic Tumors

Question 44

CL normal

Answer 44

96-110

Question 45

CL decreased

Answer 45

GI loss NG suctioning Renal disease

Question 46

Calcium normal

Answer 46

8.5-10.5

Question 47

Increased calcium

Answer 47

Hyperparathyroidism

Question 48

Decreased calcium

Answer 48

Hypoparathyroidism Renal failure Malnutrition

Question 49

HCO3 normal

Answer 49

22-26

Question 50

What does HCO3 do?

Answer 50

Works with carbonic acid to keep pH 7.35-7.45

Question 51

Magnesium normal

Answer 51

1.3-2.1

Question 52

Decreased magnesium

Answer 52

Alcoholism, hyperparathyroidism | Hyperthyroidism

Question 53

BUN normal

Answer 53

8-25

Question 54

Increased BUN

Answer 54

Kidney disease/ damage Dehydration High protein

Question 55

Creatinine normal

Answer 55

0.6-1.5

Question 56

Creatinine increase

Answer 56

Kidney damage or disease

Question 57

Troponin normal

Question 58

Troponin increase

Answer 58

Acute MI

Question 59

BNP normal

Question 60

Increased BNP

Answer 60

Congestive heart failure

Question 61

Amylase normal

Answer 61

0-130

Question 62

Lipase normal

Answer 62

0-160

Question 63

Increased amylase and Lipase

Answer 63

Pancreatitis

Question 64

Fasting blood glucose

Answer 64

50-110

Question 65

Random blood glucose

Answer 65

45-130

Question 66

WBCs normal values

Answer 66

4000-11000