Electrolytes
What is the normal range for sodium (Na+) electrolyte?
135-145 mEq/L (extracellular ion)
What is meant by Hypokalemia?
What is a low Potassium (K+) level.
What is meant by hyperchloremia?
What is a high Chloride (Cl+) level.
What is the normal range for Calcium (Ca++) ion?
4.25 - 5.25 mEq/L
What is the Ziehl Neelsen acid fast stain used to diagnose?
What is Tuberculosis (mycobacterium tuberculosis).
What is the normal range for Potassium (K+) electrolyte?
3.2 - 5.2 mEq/L - narrow range (intracellular ion)
What is meant by Hyperkalemia?
What is high Potassium (K+) level.
What is meant by hypocalcemia?
What is a low Calcium (Ca++) level.
What is a high white blood cell count (WBC) referred to as?
What is leukocytosis.
What is the sweat chloride test used to diagnose?
What is Cystic Fibrosis.
What is the normal range for Chloride (Cl-) electrolyte?
96 - 105 mEq/L (combines with with Na+ or K+ and affects acid-base balance)
What is meant by hyponatremia?
What is a low Sodium (Na+) level.
What is meant by hypercalcemia?
What is a high Calcium (Ca++) level.
What is a low white blood cell count (WBC) is referred to as?
What is leukopenia.
What blood tests are done for coagulation (blood clotting/thinning) studies?
What is PT, APTT, and INR.
What is the normal range for venous serum Bicarbonate (HCO3)?
24 - 28 mEq/L - determines acid-base status.
What is meant by hypernatremia?
What is a high Sodium (Na+) level.
What is a low hemoglobin/hematocrit (Hb) level indicative of?
What is anemia.
What is the normal range of blood glucose?
What is a range from (70 - 105) ~ 90 as the mean.
What is the normal value for INR?
The normal range for INR is (0.8 - 1.3) for some one not on blood thinners. When the patient is on blood thinners, the INR should be (2.0 - 3.0) range.
What is the normal range for Magnesium (Mg++) electrolyte?
1.5 - 2.5 mEq/L
What is meant by hypochloremia?
What is a low Chloride (Cl+) level.
What is a high hemoglobin/hematocrit (Hb) level indicative of?
What is polycythemia.
What is are the tests done for kidney (renal) function?
What are BUN (blood urea nitrogen) and Creatinine. Acceptable BUN is (6 - 26 mg/dL); acceptable Creatinine is (0.5 - 1.3 mg/dL).
What does BNP (B-type Natriuretic Peptide) tell us?