by nwaosy

Hi everyone,
Am wondering if there is a better/ easy way to learn the ABG'S, chemistry values,hematology values and therapeutic drug levels, i am having difficulty craming them.
Thanks

Re: Lab Values

Drug toxicity levels:

Digoxin 2.0
Lithium 2.0
Theophylline 20

Electrolytes:

Calcium 9/11 mg/dL Or 4.5-5.5 mEq -- RBC Female = 4.5-5.5 (approx)
CVP 3/11 (Central venous pressure)

Mg (24 year olders use magnum condum) 1.6-2.6 (Credit goes to someone who posted it a while ago, I don't remember who it was)
Ammonia: You start moaning at 35 and stop at 65 (credit goes to someone who posted, don't remember who it was)

Na 135 - 145
Co2 (ABG) 35-45

Re: Lab Values

K+ 3.5 - 5
Ca+ 4.5.- 5
Mg 1.5-2.5
Phos 1.8-2.6
Na+ 135-145
Cl 95-105
Crt .5-1.2
BUN 10-20
PTT 60-70 or 1 ½ times higher if on Heparin
PT 11.0 - 12.5 or 2.o -3.5 times higher if on coumadin
INR 2.0-3.5 for coumadin
WBC 5-10
RBC 5
HCT 40
Hgb 15
pH 7.35-7.45 (40)
co2 35-35


On vacation I -
Ate 4 bananas with 5 glasses of milk, read 2 magazines about 2 fossils.
Spent $140 on Napkins and a $100 on Clear heals.
Did 15 BUN exercises and drank 1 Creatine shake .
Met, 3 Idiots , 11 Pets and 65 Hunks.


Ate 4 bananas (K+ found in bananas) with 5 glasses of milk (ca+ found in milk), read 2 magazines (magnesium) about 2 fossils (phosphorus).
Spent $140 on Napkins (Na+)and a $100 on Clear heals. (Cl)
Did 15 BUN exercises and drank 1 Creatine shake (Creatinine) .
Met, 3 Idiots (I for INR),
11 Pets ( P is for PT) and 65 Hunks. (H is for heparin’s PTT

Re: Lab Values

I saw Wendy's post on lab values (under the IMPORTATNT post) and LUUUUUUVED it! I thought it was so clever, so I decided to come up with another one to help me out with some more lab values. Think...wacky spin off the dead sea scrolls.

When R (RBC) the 5 people going to Write (WBC) the 7 stories about the 300 Plates (Platelets) found in all 15 HuGe (Hgb) caves?

RBC: 4.5-5 mil
WBC: 5,000-10,000
Platelets: 200,000-400,000
Hgb: 12-16 gms women; 14-18 gms men

Remeber, NCLEX uses incredigly obvious highs or lows for values...so get that middle number, and you're good to go.

Good Luck!

Re: Lab Values

Lithium 2.0??----I am so confusing.
It is 1-1.5mEq/L in my Kaplan' review book.
It is 1-1.2mEq/L if 1.5mEq/L RN need report to physician. That is in lippincott'book.