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NCLEX Lab&CC Values
Values based off Kaplan course 2010 & Loma Linda University School of Nursing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| RBC Count | Adult man: 4.6 - 6.2 million/mm3 Adult woman: 4.2 - 5.4 Child: 3.2 - 5.2 (4.6 - 6.2 million/mm3) |
| WBC Count | Adult: 5,000 - 10,000/mm3 Child: 5,000 - 13,000/mm3 |
| Hgb | Man: 13 - 18 g/dL Woman: 12 - 16 Child (3-12yo): 11 - 12.5 |
| Hct | Man: 42% - 50% Woman: 40 - 48% Child (3-12yo): 35 - 45% |
| Bleeding Time | 1 - 9 minutes |
| PTT | 20-39 seconds |
| Platelet count | 100,000 - 400,000/mm3 |
| PT | 9.5 - 12 seconds |
| Sedimentation Rate | Man: 0 - 15 mm/hr Woman: 0 - 20 mm/hr |
| Glucose Tolerance Test | Fasting: 60 - 110 mg/dL 1 hr: 190 2 hr: 140 3 hr: 125 |
| Total cholesterol | Optimal: less than 200 mg/dL High: over 239 *Overnight fast |
| LDL | Optimal: less than 139 mg/dL High: more than 160 *12-24 hr fast |
| HDL | Men: 35 - 70 mg/dL Women: 35 - 85 *12-24 hr fast |
| Creatinine | Adult: 0.6 - 1.5 mg/dL Child: 0.4 - 1.2 Infant: 0.3 - 0.6 *NPO 8 hrs |
| Serum albumin | 3.5 - 5.5 g/dL |
| BUN | 7 - 18 mg/dL over 60 yo: 8 - 20 |
| HCO3- | 22 - 26 mEq/L |
| Cl- | 98 - 106 mEq/L |
| Phosphate | 2.4 - 4.1 mg/dL |
| Urine specific gravity | 1.010 - 1.030 |
| K+ | 3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L |
| Na+ | 135 - 145 mEq/L |
| Total serum Ca++ | 8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL |
| Ionized serum Ca++ | 4.5 - 5.1 mg/dL |
| Mg++ | 1.5 - 2.5 mEq/L |
| blood pH | 7.35 - 7.45 |
| PaCO2 | 35 - 45 mmHg |
| PaO2 | 80 - 100 mmHg |
| SaO2 | 96% - 100% |
| ESR | Men: 1 - 15 mm in 1 hr Women: 1 - 20 mm in 1 hr |
| Creatinine Clearance | Men: 85 - 124 mL/min Women: 75 - 112 mL/min or 1.67 - 2.5 mL/sec |
| BUN to Creatinine ratio | 10:1 |
| Prostate specific antigen (PSA) | <4ng/mL *Dx for prostate CA, BPH |
| AST (SGOT) | 10 - 40 U/mL |
| ALT | 5 - 35 U/mL |
| Blood ammonia | 15 - 40 mcg/dL |
| MAP | 70 - 100 mmHg *must be >60 to perfuse vital organs |
| CVP | 2 - 5 mmHg 3 - 12 cm H2O |
| PAOP | 5 - 12 mmHg |
| Intrinsic heartbeats | SA node: 60 - 100 bpm AV node: 40 - 60 Purkinje/ventricular: 20 - 40 |
| Calculating FiO2 based off flowrate | (Liters of O2 x 4) + 20 *RA = 21% |
| PEEP | 3 - 5 cm H2O |
| Initial vent settings | FiO2: 50 - 100% Rate: 8 - 12 bpm Mode: A/C TV: 10-12 mL/kg |
| ICP | Normal: near zero - 15 mmHg Immediate intervention: 20 or above |
| Cardiac output | 4 - 6 L/min |
| Stroke volume | 50 cc |
| Ejection fraction | above 50% |
| Length of PR, QRS, QT | PR: 0.12 - 0.20 sec QRS: 0.06 - 0.10 sec QT: 0.36 - 0.44 sec |
| Glomerular filtration rate | 125 cc/min or 180 L/day |
| Vascular resistance (PVR, SVR) | PVR: 100 - 250 SVR: 800 - 1400 |
| Digoxin therapeutic level | 0.5 - 2.0 ng/mL |
| Theophylline therapeutic level | 10 - 20 mcg/mL |
| Lithium therapeutic level | 1 - 1.5 mEq/L |
| Dilantin therapeutic level | 10 - 20 g/mL |
| INR | 2.0 - 3.0 |
| Creatinine | 0.6 - 1.5 mg/dL |