mnemonics for lab values????

[firstclass]

i have trouble remembering lab values. can anybody help me with their little secrets. i also have problem with the ptt and pt, coumadin and heprin stuff.

[crb613, BSN, RN]

If you are talking about which goes with which try this...

PTT...Heparin look at the 2 TT connect them & you have an H.....Heparin

Also PTT is ~30-45 secs...~2x's more than PT.

Then the other (PT) has to be Coumadin ~11-15 secs. Hope that helps!

[MMARN, BSN, RN]

I found this in another thread here on allnurses!!!

I gotta point out, though, that the calcium value here is iodized calcium; total value calcium is 8.5-10.5.

Hope this helps!

K+ 3.5 â€" 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

[OURN83]

[that was great! very clever!