Name that test!
This test measures glucose levels in blood.
Blood glucose
What is the abbreviation for bad cholesterol?
What is the abbreviation for good cholesterol?
Little Devil Lads vs :)
LDL = Bad
Little Devil Lads are bad
HDL = Good
"H" for :) happy.
Normal adult value: 0.3 - 4.3 mU/L
TSH
Male greater than 45
Female greater than 50
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HDL
:) happy cholesterol
Less than 40 or higher than 400, both of these values can put you in a coma.
Blood Glucose critical values
This test monitors the function of a small gland in your neck.
Thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH)
High values of ______ (excluding ___) increases risk for heart disease.
High values of total cholesterol (excluding HDL) increases risk of heart disease.
This should be less than 200.
Total cholesterol values
Less than 100 is best, but we'll take ya up to 129.
LDL (bad cholesterol)
Greater than 160 and you'll be at high risk for coronary artery disease.
tip: Little Devil Lads can give you a heartache. :'(
critical LDL (bad cholesterol) values.
tip: Little Devil Lads can give you a heartache. :'(
This test checks for bleeding problems.
tip: tick tock, we're timing your clot.
Prothrombin time/ internal normalized ratio (PT/ INR)
tip: tick tock, we're timing your clot.
clot = bleeding
Hyperthyroidism indicates a ___ value of TSH.
Hypothyroidism indicates a ___ value of TSH.
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Hyperthyroidism = LOW TSH
Hypothyroidism = HIGH TSH
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Blood glucose fill in the blank
______ value 70 - 100 mg/dl or less than 100
______ value 70 - 125 mg/dl
______ value 70 - 145 mg/dl
Normal fasting value 70 - 100 mg/dl or less than 100
Random value 70 - 125 mg/dl
2 hours after eating value 70 - 145 mg/dl
Less than 150 is normal.
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Triglycerides.
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This critical value signals a pituitary gland tumor.
High value of TSH
This test measures how long it takes blood to clot.
tip: tick tock, we're timing your clot.
Prothrombin time/ internal normalized ratio (PT/ INR)
tip: tick tock, we're timing your clot.
Greater than normal value of _____ looks like: lack of vitamin K, Liver problems, problems with 1 or more clotting factors
PT/INR
Having a low value of this is normal in the first trimester of pregnancy.
TSH
think "pre-teen"
Normal PT: 11-12.5 seconds.
think "pre-teen"
500 + : very high
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Triglycerides.
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This test establishes a lipoprotein profile.
Cholesterol panel
INR = _______ / _______
"/" = divided by
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INR = patient PT result / normal PT value
tip: "the patient comes first" (Mayo Clinic's core value, if you work there, you'll know)
___ is 1.1 or below.
(Usually 0.8 - 1.1.)
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Normal INR
No anticoagulants, no mechanical heart valves.
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Which patients have an INR of 2.5 - 3.5 ?
Which patients have an INR of 2.0 - 3.0 ?
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2.5 - 3.5 = mechanical heart valves
2.0 - 3.0 = coumadin
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240 + : high
tip: Two hundred and forty is Too high.
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Total Cholesterol
tip: Two hundred and forty is Too high and will "break" your heart.
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