Discrepant Normal lab values

[wecan11]

Hi Friends,

I need some advice. I'm memorizing serum electrolyte values, I'm using EXAM cram's cram sheet. For Calcium the range is 8.5 to 10.9. The Saunders 4/ed content book says its 8.5-10.0. I kn ow that we are to use our texgtbook values. Which one shoud I use?

Thanks, wecan11:up:

[mosaicism105, MSN]

what i did was took the smallest amount and the largest amount and put them together so for example:

1st book is 1.20 to 1.35

2nd book is 1.18 to 1.30

so i would list on my note the ranges 1.18-1.35

[wecan11]

what i did was took the smallest amount and the largest amount and put them together so for example:

1st book is 1.20 to 1.35

2nd book is 1.18 to 1.30

so i would list on my note the ranges 1.18-1.35

Thank You so much for the info.!!

I've got a 2nd question, I hope you're familiar with Saunders Comp. NCLEX review. On their rationales, They continue to say "eliminate option # x and option #y because they are comparable and alike..." Does this apply to the NCLEX answers?

I've taken it once and i was so stressed that I don't recall if their answers were like this.

Thanks! :up:

[healthcarestudent]

Yeah I have seen the comparable and alike rationale on the Saunders explanation. For instance if you see a question about a medication (say Synthroid) and the question ask how the medication should be taken; your options are

a) with food

b) on empty stomach

c) with lunch

d) at bedtime with snack.

The answer will be on empty stomach. Strategy is that options a, b and d are comparable or alike being that they have something to do with taking the med with a meal.

I hope I explained the strategy well

[wecan11]

Yeah I have seen the comparable and alike rationale on the Saunders explanation. For instance if you see a question about a medication (say Synthroid) and the question ask how the medication should be taken; your options are

a) with food

b) on empty stomach

c) with lunch

d) at bedtime with snack.

The answer will be on empty stomach. Strategy is that options a, b and d are comparable or alike being that they have something to do with taking the med with a meal.

I hope I explained the strategy well

yes you did, I meant to ask is that comparable and alike on the NCLEX exam?

tHANK YOU!:up:

[turnforthenurse, MSN, NP]

with lab values, if something is abnormal, it will be obvious! I also learned 8.5-10.0 for the normal range for calcium. if the NCLEX is giving you lab values on calcium, it will be way below the 8.5 or way above the 10.0. They won't be like "10.2" or whatever, if that makes sense!