Urinalysis and CBC...

Frances Fischbach: A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests. Sixth Edition. 2000. Lippincott:New York

CBC: since there are "normal" values for different age groups/genders I'll state the values for >18 y.o. females:

WBC: 5.0-10.0

RBC: 4.0-5.0

Hgb: 12.0-16.0

Hct: 36-48

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Urine:

WBC: should be negative or rare

RBC: Again, should be negative or rare

Glucose: negative

For example, for the U/A: would you want to see WBC or RBC's in the urine sample? If you did, what would this suggest? Also, would you expect to see glucose or sugar in one's urine?

I would highly suggest, if you are in nursing school or thinking about it, to obtain a book on lab tests. I have been out of school for a while, and I couldn't possibly keep ALL the different lab values straight in my mind. Oftentimes you will see "normal" lab values on the results sheet, so you could compare the values of the subject's specimen and the other, more "normal" values.

athena

You really need to just invest in a good lab guide! You can't run to allnurses every time you have homework I use the Mosby's manual by Pagana & Pagana, it's really easy to use, easy to read, I've learned a ton from it.

while i agree with you that some of these books are expensive, there are plenty of inexpensive pocket guides that give the basics. in addition to that, all of my required text books had this information. nurses (and students) should have access to a guide somewhere.

i disagree. some of these books are expensive and not everyone can buy all these supplemental books. there is plenty on the internet that can be accessed for free. that includes the tests for x-rays and other tests as well. i have them listed for students on this sticky: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/medical-disease-information-258109.html