| Question | Answer |
| 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) |
