Nursing Lab Values

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Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)

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Adult Man: 4.6-6.2 million/mm3
Adult Female: 4.2-5.4 million/mm3
Child: 3.2-5.2 million/mm3

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White Blood Cell Count (WBC)

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Adult: 5,000-10,000 million/mm3
Child: 5,00-13,000 million/mm3

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Hemoglobin

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Man: 13-18 g/dL
Woman: 12-16 g/dL
Child (3-12 years old): 11-12.5 gm/dL

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Hematocrit

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Man: 42-50%
Woman: 40-48%
Child (3-12 years old): 35-45%

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Bleeding time

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1-9 minutes

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Partial Thromboplastin time (PTT)

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60-70 sec

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Activated Partial Prothrombin Time (aPTT)

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30-40 seconds

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Prothrombin Time (PT)

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9.5-12.0 seconds

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International Normalized Ratio (INR)

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Normal: 0.9-1.2
Anticoagulant Therapeutic Level: 2-3

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Platelet Count

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100,000-400,000/mm3

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Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

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Man: 0-15 mm/h
Woman: 0-20 mm/h

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Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)

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Fasting: 60-110 mg/dL
1 hour: 190 mg/dL
2 hours: 140 mg/dL
3 hours: 125 mg/dL

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Total Cholesterol

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< 200-239mg

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Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL)

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< 139-160

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High Density Lipoproteins (HDL)

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Men: 35-70 mg/dL
Women: 35-85 mg/dL

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Creatinine (CR)

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Adult: 0.6-1.5
Child: 0.4-1.2
Infant: 0.3-0.6

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Alkaline Phosphate

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Adult: 30-150 units/L
Infants and adolescents: up to 104 FU/L

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Creatine kinase (CK)

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Man: 55-170 U/L
Woman: 30-135 U/L
Child: 0-70 U/L

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Serum Albumin

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3.5-5.5 g/dL

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BUN

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8-20 mg/dL

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
pH

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7.35-7.45
Acidosis: below 7.35
Alkalosis: above 7.45

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
PaCO2

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35-45 mm Hg
Respiratory Acidosis: above 45
Respiratory Alkalosis: below 35

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
HCO3

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22-26 mEq/L
Metabolic Acidosis: below 22
Metabolic Alkalosis: above 26

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
PaO2

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80-100 mm Hg

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Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)
SaO2

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95-98%

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Liver Enzymes

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AST (SGOT): 10-40 units
ALT (SGPT): 5-35 units
LDH: 100-225 units/L

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Serum Albumin

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3.5-5.5 g/dL

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Specific Gravity (urine)

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1.010-1.030

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Urine pH

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4.5-8

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Creatinine clearance

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1.67-2.5 mL/s

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Potassium

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3.5-5.0 mEq/L

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Sodium

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135-145 mEq/L

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Calcium

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Ionized: 4.5-5.1 mg/dL
Total: 8.5-10.5 mg/dL

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Magnesium

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1.5-2.5 mEq/L