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Urine Specific Gravity
1.002-1.030

Refers to kidney's ability to concentrate urine
Blood pH
7.35-7.45

Blood is slightly alkaline
Potassium
3.5-5.5 mEq/L
Arterial Bicarbonate

HCO3
22-26
Venous Bicarbonate
24-30
Albumin
3.5-4.8 U/L
Calcium

Ca2+
Adult 8.9-10.4 mg/dl

Child 8.8-10.8 mg/dl
Creatinine

Cardiac Enzyme
0.5-1.4 mg/dl

elevation - indicator of heart attack
Troponin

Cardiac Enzyme
should be 0.3 mcg/L or less

elevation - indicator of heart attach
BUN
Urea Nitrogen
Adult 7-18 mg/dl
Child 5-18 mg/dl
Measures kidney function
Average daily fluid intake, adult
2200-2700 ml/day
How to figure BMI
kg/m2

weight/height squared
BMI ranges
under 18.4 underweight
18.5-24.9 normal
25-29.9 overweight
over 30 obese
over 40 morbid obese
How to figure nitrogen balance
Divide grams protein/day by 6.25=intake
24 hr urine=output
Intake-output=nitrogen balance
should be 10-20 mg/dl or
3.6-7.1 mmo/l
Chloride
Electrolyte

98-110-mEq/L
Transferrin
204-360 mg/dl

carries iron to bone marrow, liver and spleen
Serum OSMOLALITY
275-295

measures amount of chemicals dissolved in blood
mainly
sodium, bicarb, chloride, proteins, glucose
Sodium

Na+
Adult 135-145 mEq/L

Child 138-145 mEq/L
Urine volume 24 hour
Male 800-1800 ml
Female 600-1600 ml
Child 500-1000 ml
Glucose
Adult 65-110 mg/dL

Child 60-100 mg/dL
Partial Pressure Oxygen

pO2
75-100 mmHg

amount of O2 in blood
ability of O2 to move from lungs into blood
O2 saturation
95-100%

measures how much hemoglobin in blood is carrying O2
BP
Adult 120/80 or less
1 month old 85/54
1 year old 95/65
6 year old 105/65
Adult temp, various methods
Oral/Tympanic 98.6
Rectal 99.5
Axillary 97.7
Fever point 102.2
Hematocrit
Male 40-52%
Female 37-46%
Child 31-43%
(35-45% in Wong's)
Measures percentage of RBC in whole blood
Hemoglobin

Hg or Hgb
Male 13.2-16.2 gm/dl
Female 12.0-15.2 gm/dl
Child 11.5-15.5 gm/dl

Hemoglobin is a protein that carries O2
Heart Rate
Adult 60-100
Infant 120-160
Preschool 80-110
Leukocytes

WBC
Adult 4.5-11.0 x 1000
Child 5.5-15.5 x 1000

Should be none in urine
Platelet count
140-450 x 10-3 (cubed)
Total serum iron
Male 76-198 g/dl
Female 26-170 g/dl
Child 50-120 g/dl
Red blood cells

RBC
Male 4.3-6.2 x 10-6
Female 3.8-5.5 x 10-6
Child 4.0-5.2 x 10-6 (Wong's)