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Laboratory Values
Common lab values (NE Med specific)
Question | Answer |
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WBC-value | 4-11 |
Measures host defense against inflammatory agents | WBC-function |
-aplastic anemia -drug toxicity -specific infections | WBC-low |
-Inflammation -trauma -leukemia | WBC-high |
RBC-value | 3.7-5.1 |
Measures oxygen-carrying capacity of blood | RBC-function |
-hemorrhage -anemia | RBC-low |
-polycythemia -heart disease -pulmonary disease | RBC-high |
Hemoglobin-value | 11-15.1 |
Measures oxygen carrying capacity of blood | Hemoglobin-function |
-hemorrhage -anemia | Hemoglobin-low |
-polycythemia | Hemoglobin-high |
Hematocrit-value (rhymes with percent) | 33.1-44.5% |
Measures relative volume of cells and plasma in blood | Hematocrit-function |
-hemorrhage -anemia | Hematocrit-low |
-polycythemia -dehydration | Hematocrit-high |
Determines the percentage of each of the five different types of WBC's | WBC-differential |
Bicarbonate (HCO3-)-value | 22-26 |
Chloride (Cl-)-value | 96-106 |
Phosphate (PO4 3-)-value (2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate!?) | 2.4-4.4 |
Potassium (K+)-value | 3.5-5.0 |
Magnesium (Mg2+)-value (___ to ___ cups in my bath) | 1.5-2.5 |
Sodium (Na+)-value | 135-145 |
Calcium, total (Ca2+)-value | 8.6-10.2 |
Calcium, ionized-value | 4.6-5.3 |
-Maintains concentration and volume of ECF and influencing water distribution between ECF and ICF -Generation and transmission of nerve impulses, muscle contractility -regulation of acid-base balance -"Where ____goes, water follows" | Sodium-function |
-occurs with water loss or ___gain -causes hyperosmolality-causing shift of water to outside cells | Sodium-high (hypernatremia) |
-intense thirst, dry/swollen tongue, sticky mucous membranes -Postural hypotension, increased pulse -weakness, lethargy | Sodium-high (clinical manifestations) |
Sodium-low (hyponatremia) |