Lab diagrams

[elizabells, BSN, RN]

hey, folks.

i was wondering if anyone knew of a good source for lab value line diagrams. i have cbc and basic metabolic down, but the lfts still get me. i normally have mad googling skillz, but they're failing me here, and i don't have any of my old nursing school books. we don't really use them much on my unit, it'd just be nice to be able to write them down properly, instead of in list form. the one i mean looks like:

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heck, if you could even just fill that in for me, that'd be great. thanks!

[ebear, BSN, RN]

May be a good idea to ask a lab tech at your hospital. I'm sure they would know exactly where to find these tables. Your friendly neighborhood hematologist would also know where to point you.

ebear

[EmmaG, RN]

https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/fish-scales-222631.html

Some helpful links on that thread.

[core0]

hey, folks.

i was wondering if anyone knew of a good source for lab value line diagrams. i have cbc and basic metabolic down, but the lfts still get me. i normally have mad googling skillz, but they're failing me here, and i don't have any of my old nursing school books. we don't really use them much on my unit, it'd just be nice to be able to write them down properly, instead of in list form. the one i mean looks like:

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[color=white]..../\

heck, if you could even just fill that in for me, that'd be great. thanks!

usually it is horizontal

the first four are electrolytes the last two are kidney function and the one on the end is glucose. like this:

na | cl | bun /

------------- glucose

k | co2 |cr \

sometimes lfts are done with an x where it is

\bili/

ast\/alt

/ \

/alkp\

not sure how to make a hard space here. you have to use your imagination.

some people put ggt in the lower box instead of alk phos.

basically the first set are your bmp minus calcium. you will also see people use variations such as putting ca on the arm above the glucose. it should be some basic permutation of the above. also if you are unsure take your labs and compare them to the values in the slots. this will tell you what they are putting where.

david carpenter, pa-c

[nurse grace RN, BSN]

Ther is also one for hematology:

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I believe WBC goes on left in bracket, hgb on top line, Hct on bottom line and platelets in left bracket. Most MDS document in progress notes in my hospital using the brackets.

[elizabells, BSN, RN]

Usually it is horizontal

The one used in my hospital for LFTs is vertical, as I showed it. We actually use a modified version of the one you showed for the BMP.

Thanks for all the replies! I think we must use different versions at my hospital. I'll ask one of the docs when I get back from vacation.