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Sodium (mEq/L)


normal
Na+



136 - 142 mEq/L
Sodium (mEq/L)

Critically low

Na+




< 125 (mEq/L)

Sodium (mEq/L)


Critically High

Na+






> 145 (mEq/L)

Potassium (mEq/L)


normal
K+



3.5 - 5.0 (mEq/L)

Potassium (mEq/L)


Critically low

K+




< 3.0 (mEq/L)

Potassium (mEq/L)


Critically High

K+




> 5.0 (mEq/L)

Chloride (mEq/L)


normal

Cl-




96 - 106 (mEq/L)

Chloride (mEq/L)




critically low & critically high
Cl-



varies

Calcium, total (mg/dL)




normal
Ca++



8.2 - 10.2 (mg/dL)

Calcium, total (mg/dL)




Critically low

Ca++




< 6.5 mg/dL

Calcium, total (mg/dL)




Critically High

Ca++




> 13.5 mg/dL

Calcium, ionized (mmol/L)




normal

Ca++|



1.15 - 1.27 mmol/L

Calcium, ionized (mmol/L)




critically low & critically high

Ca++|




Varies

Total C02 (mEq/L)




normal

22 -28 mEq/L

Total C02 (mEq/L)




critically low

< 15 mEq/L

Total C02 (mEq/L)




critically high

> 40 mEq/L

Phosphate (mEq/L)




normal

PO4




2.3 - 4.7 mEq/L

Phosphate (mEq/L)




Critically low

PO4


< 1.2 mEq/L

Phosphate (mEq/L)




Critically high

PO4




> 9 mEq/L

Blood urea Nitrogen (mg/dL)




Normal

BUN (metabolite)




8-23 mg/dL

Blood Urea Nitrogen (mg/dL)




critically low

BUN (metabolite)




< 2 mg/dL

Blood Urea Nitrogen (mg/dL)




critically high

BUN (metabolite)




> 80 mg/dL
Creatinine (mg/dL)



normal

Cr (metabolite)




0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL

Creatinine (mg/dL)




critically low

Cr (metabolite)




< 0.4 mg/dL

Creatinine (mg/dL)




Critically High

Cr (metabolite)




> 2.8 mg/dL

Lactate/Lactic acid (mmol/L)




normal venous

no abb (metabolite)




Venous: 0.4 - 2.0 mmol/L

Lactate/Lactic acid (mmol/L)




normal arterial:
no abb (metabolite)



Arterial: 0.5 - 1.6 mmol/L

Lactate/Lactic acid (mmol/L)




critically low

no abb (metabolite)



varies

Lactacte/lactic acid (mmol/L)




critically high

no abb (metabolite)




> 4.99 mmol/L

Protein, total (g/dL)




normal



6.0 - 8.0 g/dL

Protein, total (g/dL)




critically low & critically high
no abb (protein, total)



Varies

Albumin (g/dL)




normal
no abb (Protein)



3.5 - 5.0 g/dL

Albumin (g/dL)




critically low & critically high
no abb (Protein)



varies

Myoglobin (µg/L)




normal
no abb (Protein)



19-92 µg/L

Myoglobin (µg/L)




critically high & critically low
no abb (Protein)



varies

Troponin (ng/mL)




normal
cTnl (protein)



0 - 0.4 (negative)

Troponin (ng/mL)




critically low & critically high
cTnl (protein)



varies

lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)




normal

LDH (enzyme)




100 - 200 U/L

Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)




critically low & critically high

LDH (enzyme)




varies

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)




normal

ALT (enzyme)




10 - 40 U/L

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)




critically low

ALT (enzyme)




N/A

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)




critically high
ALT (enzyme)



varies

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)




normal

AST (enzyme)




10 - 30 U/L

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)




critically low

AST (enzyme)




N/A

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)




critically high

AST (enzyme)




varies

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)




normal

Alk Phos (enzyme)




30 -120 U/L

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)




critically low & critically high
Alk Phos



varies

Amylase (U/L)




normal

no abb (enzyme)




27 - 131 U/L

Amylase (U/L)




critically low & critically high

no abb (enzyme)




varies

Lypase (U/L)




normal
no abb (enzyme)



31 - 186 U/L

Lypase (U/L)




critically low & critically high
no abb (enzyme)



varies

Creatine Kinase (U/L)




normal

CK (enzyme)




40 - 150 U/L

Creatine Kinase (U/L)




critically low & critically high

CK (enzyme)




varies

Prothrombin Time (s)




normal

PT (coagulation)




10 - 13 seconds

Prothrombin Time (s)




critically low

PT (coagulation)




N/A

Prothrombin Time (s)




critically high

PT (coagulation)




varies

Activated partial thromboplastin time (s)




normal
aPTT (coagulation)



25 - 40 seconds

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (s)




critically low

aPTT (coagulation)




N/A

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (s)




critically high
aPTT (coagulation)



> 60 seconds

International normalized ratio




normal range for patient who is not


anti coagulated

INR (coagulation)




0.8 - 1.2

International normalized ratio




target for therapeutic anticoagulation therapy

INR (coagulation)



2.0 - 3.0

International normalized ratio




critically low & critically high

INR (coagulation)




varies

Osmolality (mOsm/kg)




normal
no abb (serum)



275 - 295 mOsm/kg

Osmolality (mOsm/kg)




critically low

no abb (serum)




< 240 mOsm/kg

Osmolality (mOsm/kg)




critically high
no abb (serum)



> 320 mOsm/kg

Complete Blood Count




includes:

Hematocrit (%)


Hemoglobin (g/dL)


Erythrocytes (x10^6/µL)


Leukocytes (/µL)


Platelets (x10^3/µL)

Hematocrit (%)




normal

Hct (CBC)




41 - 50%

Hematocrit (%)




critically low

Hct (CBC)




<20%

Hematocrit (%)




critically high

Hct (CBC)




>60%

Hemoglobin (g/dL)




normal

Hgb (CBC)




14.0 - 17.5 g/dL

Hemoglobin (g/dL)




critically low

Hgb (CBC)




< 7 g/dL

Hemoglobin (g/dL)




critically high

Hgb (CBC)




>20 g/dL

Erythrocytes (x 10^6/µL)




normal

RBC (CBC)




3.9 - 5.5 x 10^6/µL

Erythrocytes (x 10^6/µL)




critically low & critically high

RBC (CBC)




Varies

Leukocytes (/µL)




normal

WBC (CBC)




4,500 - 11,000 /µL

Leukocytes (/µL)




critically low

WBC (CBC)




< 2,000/µL

Leukocytes (/µL)




critically high

WBC (CBC)




> 30,000 /µL

Percentage of hydrogen ions




normal

pH (ABG)




7.35 - 7.45 pH

Percentage of Hydrogen ions




critically low

pH (ABG)




< 7.2 pH

Percentage of Hydrogen ions




critically high
pH (ABG)



> 7.6 pH

Partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg)




normal

PaO2 (ABG)




80 - 100 mm Hg

Partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg)




critically low

PaO2 (ABG)




< 40 mm Hg

Partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg)




critically high

PaO2 (ABG)




N/A

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (mm Hg)




normal

PaCO2 (ABG)




35 - 45 mm Hg

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (mm Hg)




critically low

PaCO2 (ABG)




< 20 mm Hg

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (mm Hg)




critically high

PaCO2 (ABG)




> 77 mm Hg

Bicarbonate (mEq/L)




normal
HCO3- (ABG)



21 - 28 mEq/L

Bicarbonate (mEq/L)




critically low

HCO3- (ABG)




< 10 mEq/L

Bicarbonate (mEq/L)




critically high

HCO3- (ABG)




> 40 mEq/L

Base excess (mEq/L)




normal

BE (ABG)




-2 to +3 mEq/L

Base excess (mEq/L)




critically low

BE (ABG)




< -5 mEq/L

Base excess (mEq/L)




critically high

BE (ABG)




> +5 mEq/L
BMP (basic metabolic panel) report. AKA chem-7 *note: book reversed glucose and creatinine, all internet says this pic is correct and book is wrong

BMP (basic metabolic panel) report. AKA chem-7




*note: book reversed glucose and creatinine, all internet says this pic is correct and book is wrong
Name and complete the diagram.

Name and complete the diagram.
CBC reporting schematic.

CBC reporting schematic.

How to calculate the anion gap

Anion gap = Na - (Cl + HCO3)

Anion Gap




normal range

AG




8 - 16 mEq/L

Platelet count (x 10^3/µL)




normal range for whole blood sample

Plt (CBC)




150 - 350 x 10^3/µL