Lab Values

Front 1

sodium

Back 1

135-145 mEq/L

Front 2

hyponatremia

Back 2

Na level <135 mEq/L
Urine specific gravity <1.010

Front 3

Hypernatremia

Back 3

Na level >145
urine specific gravity >1.015

Front 4

Potassium

Back 4

3.5-5.0 mEq/L

Front 5

acidosis

Back 5

pH <7.35

Front 6

alkalosis

Back 6

pH >7.45
bases--bicarb
acids---H

Front 7

Partial pressure of CO2

Back 7

PaCO2: 35-45 mmHg

Front 8

Bicarbonate HCO3

Back 8

22-26 mEq/L

Front 9

partial pressure of O2

Back 9

PaO2: 80-100 mgHg

Front 10

arterial 02 saturation

Back 10

Sa02: 95%-100%

Front 11

Respiratory acidosis

Back 11

pH <7.35
PaCO2: >45mmHg
HCO3: normal

Front 12

respiratory alkalosis

Back 12

pH> 7.45
PaCO2 <35 mmHg
HCO3--normal

Front 13

Metabolic acidosis

Back 13

pH <7.35
HCO3 <22 mEq/L
PaCO2: normal

Front 14

Metabolic alkalosis

Back 14

pH >7.45
HCO3 >26 mEq/L
PaCO2--normal

Front 15

red blood cells

Back 15

4.5-5.9 x10^12/L

Front 16

hemoglobin

Back 16

12-17 g/dl

Front 17

Hematocrit

Back 17

36-51%

Front 18

platelets

Back 18

150,000-450,000 cells/ml
critical levels: <50,000 and >1,000,000

Front 19

WBC's

Back 19

4.4--11 x10^9/L

Front 20

neutrophils

Back 20

55-70

Front 21

band cells

Back 21

0-5

Front 22

lymphocytes

Back 22

25-40

Front 23

monocytes

Back 23

2-8

Front 24

eosinophils

Back 24

1-4

Front 25

basophils

Back 25

0-1

Front 26

ESR

Back 26

useful indication of the presence and intensity of an inflammatory process.
NOT diagnostic of a particular disease
measures the rate at which RBCs settle in saline or plasma

Front 27

low ESR

Back 27

blood deficiency

Front 28

high ESR

Back 28

inflammatory process or neoplastic condition

Front 29

activated partial thromboplastin
APTT

Back 29

reference range: 24-35 seconds.
therapeutic range: 1.5-2.5 x normal value
critical range: APTT > 100seconds.

Front 30

Prothrombin time PT

Back 30

reference range: 10-14 seconds
therapeutic range: 1.5-2.5 x normal
critical value: >20seconds.

Front 31

International Normalized Ratio
INR

Back 31

range: 1-1.3
anticoagulants: 2-3
mechanical heart valve: 2.5-3.5
critical value: >4-5

Front 32

albumin

Back 32

4-6 g/L

Front 33

prealbumin

Back 33

15-35 mg/dl

Front 34

blood urea nitrigen BUN

Back 34

10-20 mg/dl

Front 35

creatinine Cr+

Back 35

.6-1.3 mg/dl

Front 36

uric acid

Back 36

range: 2.4-7 mg/dl
critical levels: >12 mg/dl

Front 37

creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)
men
women

Back 37

men: 55-170 IU/L
women: 30-135 IU/L

Front 38

Cardiac Troponin
T:
I:

Back 38

troponin T: <0.2mcg/L
troponin I: <0.03mcg/L

Front 39

calcium

Back 39

8.5-10.5 mg/d

Front 40

phosphorus HPO-4

Back 40

2.5-4.5 mg/d

Front 41

magnesium

Back 41

1.5-2.5 mg/dl

Front 42

glucose

Back 42

60-120 mg/dl
critical values <60, >400

Front 43

HgbA1c--glycosylated hemoglobin assay

Back 43

<5.5% no diabetes
2.5-6% controlled diabetes
>8% uncontrolled diabetes