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Lab Values
Lab Values
Lab Values
CBC
Illness, high altitude,
Male: 4.5 5.3 Anemia, hemorrhage, liver
RBC Evaluate anemia congenital heart disease,
cirrhosis
Female: 4.1 5.1 COPD
Drug toxicity, bone
WBC
Evaluates infection
or
5,000 Infection, leukemic cancer, marrow failure,
immunosuppression 10,000 steroid usage, severe sepsis overwhelming infections,
lupus
Rapid indirect Male: 13 18 Congenital heart disease, Anemia, cirrhosis,
Hemoglobin (Hgb) measurement of
dehydration, COPD hemorrhage
RBC count Female: 12 16
Indirect
measurement of red Male: 42 52% Congenital heart disease, Anemia, cirrhosis,
Hematocrit (Hct) blood cell number dehydration, COPD hemorrhage
and volume
Female36 46%
150,000 Malignant disorders, Hemorrhage, infection,
Platelet Blood ability to clot
rheumatoid arthritis, anemia cancer therapy
400,000
Coagulation Studies
Anticoagulation therapy,
PT Tests extrinsic Digitalis therapy, diuretic
(Prothrombin time) clotting 11 15 seconds DIC, hepatic disease,
action, vitamin K therapy
malabsorption
PTT Tests coagulation Deficiency factors,
(Partial thromboplastin time) mechanisms 60 70 seconds anticoagulation therapy
Extensive cancer, DIC
APTT More sensitive than
(Activated PTT) PTT 30 45 seconds
INR Test for coagulation > 1.5 2.0 Blood too thin, warfarin
Blood too thick
(International Normalized Ratio) *Higher for prosthetic valve (Coumadin) therapy
DIC, recent surgery, active
Assess for or recent bleeding, TE,
breakdown of a
D-Dimer venous clot (DVT, < 0.5 pregnancy, liver disease,
PE) inflammation, malignancy,
hypercoagulable states
Electrolytes
Hyperparathyroidism,
Parathyroid function Hypoparathyroidism, renal
Calcium (Ca) & Ca2+ metabolism 8.6 10.2 metastatic tumor to bone,
failure, vitamin D defic.
Paget's disease
Overhydration, HF, pyloric
Acid-base status and Dehydration,
Chloride (Cl) hydration status 97 107 hyperventilation, DM
obstruction, respiratory
acidosis
Deficient intake, diuretics
(thiazide), Cushing's,
Fluid/Electrolyte Excessive intake, hyperadlosteronism,
Potassium (K) status, heart 3.5 5.0 kidney disease/failure, steroid therapy,
function Addison's, DKA malignant HTN, cirrhosis
with ascites, chronic
diarrhea/vomiting
Decreased dietary intake,
Increased intake, Addison's, excessive water
Fluid/Electrolyte
Sodium (Na) status 135 145 Cushing's, excessive intake, vomiting/diarrhea,
sweating, diabetes insipidus HF, burns, thoracentesis,
ascites, SIADH
Profound GI losses
Ca/Phosphorus Renal failure, elderly, (suction, diarrhea), small
Magnesium (Mg) balance 1.3 2.3 antacid overuse bowel changes, alcoholics,
loop diuretics, antibiotics
Diagnose, evaluate,
monitor cancer, Malnutrition, liver disease,
Albumin immune dx, liver 3.5 5 Dehydration
pregnancy, overhydration
dx, nutrition, edema