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33 Cards in this Set
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Hgb |
Male: 14-18 Female: 12-16 Pregnant: >11 Child 1-6yr: 9.5-14 6-18yr: 10-15.5 Elderly: values slightly decreased Nursing implications: -high altitudes= increased Hgb -drug therapy can alter values -slight Hgb decrease during pregnancy |
Hemoglobin: g/dl |
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Hct |
Male: 42-52 Female: 37-47 Pregnant: >33 Child 1-6 yr: 30-40 6-18 yr: 32-44 Elderly: values slightly decreased Nursing implications: -prolonged stasis from vasoconstriction secondary to the tourniquet can alter values -abnormalities in RBC size may alter values |
Hematocrit: % |
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RBC |
Male: 4.7-6.1 Female: 4.2-5.4 Child 1-6 yr: 4-5.5 6-18yr: 4.5-5 Elderly: same as adult Nursing implications: -never draw specimen from an arm with an infusing IV -Exercise and high altitudes can cause an increase in values -pregnancy values are usually lower -drug therapy can alter values |
Red Blood Cell count: million/mm3 |
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WBC |
Both sexes: 5-10 Child < 2yr: 6.2-17 >2yr: 5-10 Elderly: same as adult Nursing implications: -Anesthetics, stress, exercise, and convulsions can cause increased values -drug therapy can decrease values for 24 to 48hrs postpartum (normal to have a count as high as 25) |
White Blood cell count: 1000/mm3 |
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Platelet count |
Both sexes: 150-400 Child: 150-400 Elderly: same as adult Nursing implications: -Values may increase if living at high altitudes, exercising strenuously, or taking oral contraceptives. -Values may decrease due to hemorrhage, DIC, reduced production of platelets, infections, prosthetic heart valves, and drugs (APAP, ASA, chemotherapy, H2-blockers, INH, Levaquin, streptomycin, sulfonamides, thiazide, diuretics |
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SED Rate/ ESR |
Male: up to 15 Female: up to 20 Pregnant: increased in all trimesters Child: up to 10 Elder: same as adult |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: mm/hr |
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PT |
Both sexes: 11-12.5 Pregnant: slight decrease Child: same as adult Elder: same as adult |
Prothrombin time: seconds |
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INR |
Both sexes: 2-3.5 Child: same as adult Elder: same as adult |
International normalized ratio |
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PTT |
Both sexes: 60-70 Pregnant: slightly decreased Child and elder: same as adult |
Partial thromboplastin time: seconds |
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APTT |
Both sexes: 30-40 Child and elders: same as adults |
Activated partial thrombolytic time: seconds |
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Alkaline phosphatase: |
Both sexes: 30-120 Child 2-8yr: 65-210 9-15yr: 60-300 16-21yr: 30-200 Elder: slightly higher than adults |
IU/L |
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Albumin: g/dl |
Both sexes: 3.5-5 Pregnant: slight increase Child: 4.5-9 Elder: same as adult |
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Bilirubin total: my/dl |
Adult total: 0.3-1 Indirect: 0.2-0.8 Direct: 0.1-0.3 Child: same as adult Elder: same as adult |
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Calcium: my/dl |
Adult: 9-10.5 Child: 8.8-10.8 Elder: values tend to decrease |
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Chloride: mEq/L |
Adult: 98-106 Child: 90-110 Adult: same as adult |
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Cholesterol: my/dl |
Adult: <200 Child: 120-200 Elder: Same as adult |
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HDL |
Male: >45 Female: >55 Elder: same as adults |
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CPK |
Male: 55-170 Female: 30-135 Child: same as adult Child: same as adult |
Creatinine phosphokinase: IU/L |
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Creatinine: my/dl |
Male: 0.6-1.2 Female: 0.5-1.1 Child: 0.3-0.7 Adolescent: 0.5-1 Elder: decrease in muscle mass may cause decreased values |
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Glucose: mg/ dl |
Both sexes: 70-100 Child <2 yr: 60-100 >2 yr: 70-110 Elder: Increase in normal range after age 50 - caffeine can cause increased values |
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HCO3: mEq/L |
Adult: 21-28 Child and Elderly: same as adult |
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Iron: mcg/dl |
Male: 80-180 Female: 60-160 Child: 50- 120 Elder: same as adult |
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TIBC: mcg/ dl |
Everyone: 250-460 |
Total iron binding capacity |
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LDH IU/L |
Adults: 100-190 Child: 60-170 Elder: same as adults |
Lactic dehydrogenase |
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Potassium: mEq/L |
Adults: 3.5-5 Child: 3.4 - 4.7 Elder: same as adults |
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Protein total: g/dl |
Adults: 6.4 - 8.3 Child: 6.2 - 8 Elderly: same as adults |
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ASG/ SGOT: IU/L |
Adults: 0-35 (female slightly lower) Child 3-6yr: 15-50 6-12: 10-50 12-18: 10-40 Elderly: slightly higher than adult |
Aspartate aminotransferase |
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Sodium: mEq/L |
Adults/child/elderly: 136-145 |
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Triglycerides: mg/dl |
Males: 40-160 Females: 35-135 Child 6-11yr: 31-108 12-15yr: 36-138 16-19yr: 40-163 Elder: Same as adult |
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Urea nitrogen: mg/dl |
Adults: 10-20 Child: 5-18 Elder: slightly higher |
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TSH |
Adults/child/elder: 2-10 |
Thyroid stimulating hormone, thyrotropin |
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T3: ng/dL |
Adults: 70-205 Child 1-5yr: 105-270 6-10: 95-240 11-15yr: 80-215 16-20yr: 80-210
Elder: 40-180 |
Triiodothyronine |
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T4 |
Males: 4-12 Females: 5-12 Child 1-5yr: 7-15 5-10yr: 6-13 10-15yr: 5-12 Elder: 5-11 |
Thyroxine |
