What is hemoglobin? Normal value: 135-170.
Daily Double??? What level do we replace at?
100
Core lab calls, your patients K+ is 2.9? What is the significance? What are you going to do?
What is a critical low potassium? Call the doctor on call and receive an order for K-Dur or potassium chloride IV.
100
When the LKC count is above >10 x 10*9/L then you may have?
What is an infection?
200
HgB
What is Hemoglobin?
200
What is the normal value for Na+?
What is 135-145? The normal value for sodium.
200
My patient is receiving Warfarin, what lab value do we follow? What levels do we can to see?
What is INR. Normal value: 0.9-1.1. We want values 2.0-3.0 in patients receiving this drug.
200
POC blood glucose is 3.5?
What is hypoglycaemia? Check patients neuro status quickly. Awake: give orange juice with sugar packet or glucose tabs. If unconscious: amp of D50
200
My albumin level is 17. Would you expect me to have any symptoms related to the level? If so, then what would you likely see?
What is yes, albumin norms are 35-52. If low, then you would probably see edema.
300
LKC
What is Leukocytes?
300
The normal value for the electrolyte is 62-120?
What is creatinine?
300
Post operate patient required multiple fluid bolus for blood pressure support. What lab value would indicate that lab values may be dilutional?
What is hematocrit? The percentages of RBCs to whole blood.
300
Oh no! There is ST elevation on ECG! My patient might be having a myocardial infarct! What labs will we follow?
What is CK/trops? Creatine kinase and troponin. Troponin is the most important as it is released by damaged cardiac cells during an MI. We will repeat this test every 6-8hrs until peaked.
300
My amylase is 247 and my lipase is 114. Am I sick? If so, then what do I have?
What is yes with pancreatitis.
400
What is the short hand for urea/creatinine?
What is BUN/Cr?
400
The normal value for this electrolyte is 0.65 - 1.05?
What is Magnesium?
400
Patients came in with Na+ 160. What will be do? What labs will we follow?
What is sodium levels. We will start free water infusions. Usually stop when Na in 140s. Judgement of doctor for rate and when to stop.
400
Core lab calls, you patients magnesium is 6.0?
What is critical high potassium? Call the doctor STAT.
Shift potassium.
400
My White Blood Cell count is 1.0 and I have a fever?
What is yes, you have febrile neutropenia?
Daily double???
500
HC03
What is bicarbonate?
500
Noncompliant renal patients would have elevated values of this electrolyte in their blood?
What is phosphate? Normal values between 0.80- 1.33.
500
My patient has hypothyroidism, what lab value do we monitor?
What is TSH? Norm value: 0.27-4.20. What medication do we give?
500
Your patient is on a heparin infusion, what lab do we follow? If that level is 156 what do we do?
What is PTT. Level is too high, immediately stop heparin infusion.
500
My plasma ammonia level is high. Am I sick? If so, what do I have problems with?
What is yes. Ammonia levels elevate in hepatic issues such as hepatitis or cirrhosis. Normal values: