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May 07, 2022 10:12 pm
Different sources say diff things, was wondering if anyone knows the best lab values to memorize and also helpful memorizing tips so I can use them for the test, because sometimes the lab values are different depending on where you get them from?
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May 07, 2022 10:17 pm
These should help, here ya go 🙂
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- Hemoglobin:
- 12.0-16.0 g/dL (women)
- 13.5-17.5 g/dL (men)
- Hematocrit:
- 41%-53% (men)
- 36%-46% (women)
- RBC: 4.5-5.5 million
- WBC: 5,000-10,000
- Platelet: 150,000-400,00
- Potassium: 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
- Sodium: 136-145 mEq/L
- Glucose:
- Fasting: 70-110 mg/dL
- 2-h postprandial: < 120 mg/dL
- Calcium: 8.4-10.2 mg/dL
- Phosphorus: 3.0-4.5 mg/dL
- Magnesium: 1.5-2.0 mEq/L
- Chloride: 95-105 mEq/L
- BUN: 5-20
- Serum creatinine: 0.6-1.2 mg/dL
- Albumin: 3.5-5.5 g/dL
- Bilirubin: 0.1-1.0 mg/dL
- Liver Function Tests (LFTs):
- ALP: 40-120 u/L
- ALT: 7-56 u/L
- AST: 10-40 u/L
- pO2: 80-100%
- O2Â saturation: 95-100%
- pH: 7.35-7.45
- PaCO2: 35-45 mmHg
- HCO3: 22-26 mEq/L
- INR:
- Not on warfarin: < 1
- On warfarin: 2-3
- aPTTÂ (activated partial thromboplastin time):
- Not on heparin 30-40 seconds
- On heparin aPTT 1.5-2.5 times normal range
- Normal: < 5.7%
- Prediabetes: > 5.7% – < 6%
- Diabetes: > 6.5%
- Acetaminophen: 10-25 μg/mL
- Digoxin: 0.8-2 ng/mL
- Lidocaine: 1.5-5m μg/mL
- Lithium:
- 0.6-1 mEq/L
- Acute mania: 0.8-1.2 mEq/L
- Elderly: 0.4-0.8 mEq/L
- Phenobarbital:
- Adults: 10-40 μg/mL
- Infants/children: 15-30 μg/mL
- Phenytoin: 10-20 μg/mL
- Theophyline:
- Adults: 5-15 μg/mL
- Children: 5-10 μg/mL
- Neonatal apnea: 6-11 μg/mL
- Vancomycin: 10-20 mg/L
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