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NCLEX Labs
Pediatric Lab Values
| Test/Specimen | Normal Rnage |
|---|---|
| Total Bilirubin (full term infant) | birth - 1 day <6.0 and increase to <12.0. Should decrease to <10.0 after day 5 |
| Bilirubin, direct (conjugated) | 0.0 - 0.2 mg/dl |
| Blood volume | 50 -83 mL/kg |
| Serum Calcium | child 8.8 - 10.8 |
| PCO2 | Newborn: 27-40 mm Hg |
| Chloride - Sweat | Normal <40mEg/L Asthma/Addisons's. Malnutrition 45-60 mEq/L, Cystic Fibrosis >60 mEq/L |
| Serum Creatinine | Newborn: 0.3 - 1.0 mg/dl, Child: 0.3 - 0.7 mg/dl, Adult: 0.5 - 1.2 mg/dl |
| Digoxin toxicity level | >2.0 ng/mL |
| Hemoglobin | child 6-12: 11.5 - 15.5 g/dL |
| Hematocrit | Newborn: 48 -69% Child 6-2: 35-45% |
| Serum Iron | Child: 50 -120. Toxic level 280 -2550 |
| Leukocycte count WBC | Birth 9.0 - 30.0 Decreases to adult level of 5.0 - 10.0 by age 13 |
| Serum Osmolality | Child/Adult 275 - 295 mOsm/kg |
| 24 hour ruine osmolality | 300 - 900 mOsm/kg |
| SaO2 | Newborn 85% - 90% - then 95% - 99% |
| Platelet Count (thrombocyte count) | Newborn 84 - 478, after one week should be same as adult 150 - 400 |
| Serum Potassium | Newborn 3.0 - 6.0 then the same as adult 3.5 - 5.0 |
| PT | 11-15 sec |
| Salicylates Toxic level | >30 mg/dL |
| Serum Sodium | Newborn: 134-146, child 138 - 145, then normal adult level of 135 -145 |
| Theophylline levels | therapeutic 10-20, Toxic >20 |
| Thrombin Time | control time +/- 2 sec when control is 9-13 sec |
| Urea Nitrogen (serum or plasma) | Newborn: 3 - 12, Child 5 -18, then normal adult 10 -20 |