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lab values-Anyone have a link to a thread that had info on lab values?

Read one here, but can't find it. I appreciate any links with learning tools. Thank you. Thank you too to those that took the time to share info on Pharm, diets, etc.

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Look in the appendix of any med-surg or fundamentals book and you're sure to find a list of lab values.

This should help:

[TABLE]

[TR]

[TD]Value

[/TD]

[TD]Normal Range

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]BUN

[/TD]

[TD]10 – 25 or 5 - 25 Kaplan

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Creatinine

[/TD]

[TD]1.2 – 1.5 or 0.5 – 1.5 Kap

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Creatinine Clearance

[/TD]

[TD]85 – 135

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Albumin, serum

[/TD]

[TD]3.5 – 5.0

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Potassium

[/TD]

[TD]3.5 – 5.0

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Specific Gravity

[/TD]

[TD]1.010 – 1.030

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Sodium, serum

[/TD]

[TD]135 – 145

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Calcium

[/TD]

[TD]9 - 11

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Magnesium

[/TD]

[TD]1.3 – 2.1

[/TD]

[TD]Critical 3

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Chloride

[/TD]

[TD]95 – 105

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Phosphate

[/TD]

[TD]3.0 – 4.5

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Serum Osmolarity

[/TD]

[TD]285 - 295

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Glycosylated Hemoglobin

[/TD]

[TD]4 – 6%

[/TD]

[TD]3 month review of Glucose

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]pH

[/TD]

[TD]7.35 – 7.45

[/TD]

[TD]- Acid * Alkaline

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]HCO3

[/TD]

[TD]22 – 26

[/TD]

[TD]- Acid * Alkaline

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]PCO2

[/TD]

[TD]35 – 45

[/TD]

[TD]* Acid - Alkaline

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]PO2

[/TD]

[TD]80 – 100

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]O2 saturation

[/TD]

[TD]96 - 100

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Metabolic Alkalosis

[/TD]

[TD]pH *, PCO2 *, HCO3 *

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Metabolic Acidosis

[/TD]

[TD]pH -, PCO2 -, HCO3 -

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Respiratory Alkalosis

[/TD]

[TD]pH *, PCO2 -, HCO3 -

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Respiratory Acidosis

[/TD]

[TD]pH -, PCO2 *, HCO3 *

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Phosphate

[/TD]

[TD]3.0 – 4.5

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]CVP

[/TD]

[TD]3 – 11 or 2 – 8

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]HGB, hemoglobin

[/TD]

[TD]12 – 15

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]HCT, hemocrit

[/TD]

[TD]36 – 45

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Platelets

[/TD]

[TD]150,000 – 450,000

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Neutrophils

[/TD]

[TD]2500 – 8000

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Lymphocytes

[/TD]

[TD]1000 – 4000

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]RBC

[/TD]

[TD]3.2 – 5.2

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]WBC

[/TD]

[TD]5000 – 10,000

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]ESR

[/TD]

[TD]0 – 20

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]PTT

[/TD]

[TD]20 – 45 sec. Max 112 sec.

[/TD]

[TD]Therapeutic. 1.5 – 2.5 times

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]PT/INR

[/TD]

[TD]10 – 14 seconds

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Bilirubin

[/TD]

[TD]0.1 – 1.0

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]ALT/AST

[/TD]

[TD]8 - 20

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Digoxin

[/TD]

[TD]0.5 – 2

[/TD]

[TD]Toxic > 2.5

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Dilantin

[/TD]

[TD]10 – 20

[/TD]

[TD]Toxic > 30

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Theophylline

[/TD]

[TD]10 - 20

[/TD]

[TD]Toxic > 20

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Lithium

[/TD]

[TD]0.5 – 1.2

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Tylenol

[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]Toxic > 4000 mg/day

[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

Just remembered a page that I helped create when I was studying for my ATI finals. The word document is attached.

I never used the "client value" columns but rather folded the page over to hide the reference values for quizzing myself.

Remember, there are no *absolutes.* Every lab has their own reference values so don't be tempted to answer an NCLEX question based on a 5-10% deviation from these *normal* values.

Lab Values.doc

studystack.com is a good site if you wana flash card style review.

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