LABS1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
a test given to diagnose the cause of prolonged vomitting, diarrhea, weakness, and respiratory distress. | Chloride test |
What are the normal results for a chloride test? | 96-106 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L) |
What is the abbreviation for Chloride? | Cl |
What fluids does the chloride test require? | Blood and/or urine |
Increased level of chloride in the blood usually indicates what three things? | Dehydration,Cushings syndrome, or kidney disease |
What fluids does the glucose test require? | Blood and/or urine |
What is the normal blood glucose level? | 70-150 mg |
what is the normal urine glucose level? | 0 mg |
What is the abbreviation for for glucose? | glc |
What do abnormally high or low glucose levels indicate? | Diabetes or previous strokes |
What is the body's primary source or energy? | Glucose |
How is glucose formed? | When the body digests carbohydrates |
what is glucose regulated by? | insulin |
What is insulin produced by? | Pancreas |
What can happen if glucose levels are not properly regulated? | can develop serious conditions such as diabetes or a diabetic coma |
What measures the nitrogen in the blood that is produced by urea? | Blood Urea Nitrogen test |
What is the abbreviation for the Blood Urea Nitorgen Test? | BUN |
Why is the BUN test important? | It indicates how well the kidneys are functioning |
What fluids are used for the BUN test? | Blood |
Whst is the normal results for the BUN test? | 10-20 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) 3.6-7.1 millimoles per liter (mmol/L) |
What do high levels indicate in a BUN test? | kidney disease, dehydration, kidney stones |
What do low levels indicate in a BUN test? | malnutrition, overhydration, liver damage |
What measures the three forms of carbon dioxide in your blood? | carbon dioxide test |
What fluids are used in the carbong dioxide test? | blood |
what is the abbreviation of carbon dioxide? | CO2 |
What is the normal CO2 range for adults? | 23-29 mmol/L |
what is the normal CO2 range for children? | 20-28 mmol/L |
what is the normal CO2 range for babies? | 13-22 mmol/L |
What do high levels of CO2 indicate? | COPD, emphysema, pneumonia, Cushings syndrome, Conn's |
What do low levels of C02 indicate? | pneumonia, cirrhosis, liver failure, hyperventilation, kidney failure, heart failure, starvation |
Whta is the abbreviation of potassium? | K |
What fluids does the potassium require? | blood and/or urine |
what are normal potassium levels? | 3.6-4.8 milliequivalents per liter of blood |
What do high potassium levels indicate? | hyperkalemia |
What do low potassium levels indicate? | hypokalemia |
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