Lab Cards / Lpn

Front 1

K+
Electrolytes

Back 1

K+
3.5 - 5
cardiac, renal, gi,intracellular,
Give KAYEXALATE if high

Front 2

NA+
Electrolytes

Back 2

NA+
135 - 145
acid base balance, transmission of nerve impulses, extracellular

Front 3

CL
Electrolytes

Back 3

CL
95 - 105
extracellular, buffer in O2 and CO2 exchange

Front 4

Bicarb
Electrolytes

Back 4

Bicarb
22 - 29
maintain ph

Front 5

PT
coagulation

Back 5

PT
11.0-12.5
time for a clot to form, liver disease, coumadine, vit K deficancy

Front 6

aPTT
coagulation

Back 6

aPTT
60-70 (90-175 w/ coumadin) sequence of clotting time

Front 7

INR
coagulation

Back 7

INR
2.0-3.5
measures effects of oral anticoagulants in international
standards

Front 8

Platelets
coagulation

Back 8

Platelets
150,000--400,000
bone marrow, Bleeding precautions in low counts
high is risk for thombocytopenia

Front 9

RBC
Erythrocyte

Back 9

RBC
4.0-6.2
hemoglobin transport, made in bone marrow, lives 120 days

Front 10

HCT
Erythrocyte

Back 10

HCT
42-52

Front 11

Hgb
Erythrocyte

Back 11

Hgb
12-16.5
transports O2 and CO, anemia

Front 12

Iron
Erythrocyte

Back 12

Iron
50-175
in hemoglobin it carries O2 to lungs

Front 13

CK (creatine Kinase)
Enzymes / cardiac
(CK~BB & CK~MM & CK MB)

Back 13

CK
CK~BB 0% (brain)
CK~MM 95-100% (muscle)
CK~MB 0~5 % (cardiac)
in muscle and brain it shows tissue breakdown as in MI

Front 14

Albumin
Gastrointestinal

Back 14

Albumin
3.4-5
if found in urine it is renal issues, icreased in dehydration, diarrhea, CA,
DEcreased in infections, ascites, alcoholism

Front 15

Ammonia
Gastrointestinal

Back 15

Ammonia
34-65
waste, in urine, high r/t hepatic dysfunction does not show hepatic coma

Front 16

Amylase
Gastrointestinal

Back 16

Amylase
25-151 frompancreas for digestion, increased in pancreatitis

Front 17

Billirubin
Gastrointestinal

Back 17

Billirubin
0-1.5
from liver and spleen and bone marrow, high with jaundice, no radioactive scans or alcohol or morphine or asprin before test

Front 18

Lipids
Gastrointestinal
(Cholesterol , LDL, HDL and Triglycerides

Back 18

Lipids
Cholesterol 140-199 high= cardiac issues
LDH- <130 high is cardiac issues
HDL 30-70 protect from CAD
Triglycerides <200 synthesized in liver

Front 19

Fasting glucose
glucose

Back 19

Glucose fasting 60-110

Front 20

HbA1c
glucose

Back 20

HbA1c
7.5 % is good,
7.6 - 8.9 % is fair
9% or greater is poor control

Front 21

CT (Serum creatinine)
renal funtion

Back 21

CT (serum creatine)
0.6-1.3
renal function high is from Glomerular filtration rate

Front 22

BUN
renal funtion

Back 22

BUN
8-25
formed in liver
high is slowing of glomerular filtration rate

Front 23

CA + (calcium)
elements

Back 23

CA+
8.6-10
for bone marrow formation, nerve impulses, coontration of cardio/ skeletal muscles, aids in blood clotting

Front 24

Mg (magnisum)
elements

Back 24

Mg
1.5-2.5
renal function, for blood clotting, neuromuscularactivity

Front 25

Phos
elements

Back 25

Phos
2.7-4.5
in bone formation, energy storage, carbohydrate metabloism

Front 26

WBC's
white blood cell count

Back 26

WBC's
4,500-11,000
immune shift to the left is increase # of immature wbc's shows recovery from bone marrow depression or infection

Front 27

pH
Acid Base Balance

Back 27

pH
7.35-7.45 (<acidic----Alkaline>)

Front 28

Digoxin

Back 28

Digoxin
0.5-2 is normal,
higher is toxic
HOLD IF HIGH CALL MD

Front 29

Dilantin
Phenytion

Back 29

Dilantin / Phenytoin
10-20
if under sill have seizures
higher toxic