Diagnostic Values & Lab Tests

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Hematocrit

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Male: 40-54%
Female: 36-46%
Low levels are found in anemia & leukemia Elevated levels are found in dehydration & can be a hydration status of client. An elevated hematocrit could indicate hemoconcentration bc of a decrease in Fluid Volume & increase in RBCs.

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Hemoglobin

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Male: 13.5-17
Female: 12-15
HIgh hemoglobin could be dehydration (fluid loss); Low could be anemia, cancer, Hodgkins disease, leukemia & malnutrition

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Albumin
(synthesized by liver)

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3.5-5.0 g/dl
Decreased in malnutrition, metastatic liver cancer; Decrease causesfluid to shift from w/in vessels to tissue, resulting in edema.

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Acid phosphatase

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0.0-0.8 unit/L

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Back 5

8-80 pg/ml

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BUN

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5-25 mg/dl
Decreased in malnutrition, increased in renal cancer

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Calcitonin

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Male: <40 pg
Female: <20 pg/ml
Elevated calcitonin to >500pg/ml in thyroid medullary cancer, breast cancer & lung cancer

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Calcium

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9.0-11.0 mg/dl
Elevated in bone cancer & ectopic parathyroid hormone production ( paraplastic syndrome)

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Chloride

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95-105 mEq/L

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Creatinine

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0.5-1.5 mg/dl
Elevated in most cancers

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Fasting Blood Sugar

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70-110 mg/dl

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Insulin

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5-25 microunits/ ml

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Potassium

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3.5-5.0
Decreased in vomiting & diarrhea & in malnutrition

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RBCs

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Male: 4.6-6.0
Female: 4.0-5.0
Decreased in anemia,leukemia,infection,multiple myeloma

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Sodium

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135-145 mEq/L
Elevated in dehydration; decreased in vomiting