Common Lab Tests II

Lipoprotein Profile

100

Cholesterol

Less than 200 mg/dL

200

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

30 to 70 mg/dL

(Many sources say >60)

300

Low density lipoprotein (LDL)

 Less than 130 mg/dL (class resource)

Johns Hopkins: 

• Optimal: Less than 100 mg/dL (This is the goal for people with diabetes or heart disease.)
• Near optimal: 100 to 129 mg/dL
• Borderline high: 130 to 159 mg/dL
• High: 160 to 189 mg/dL
• Very high: 190 mg/dL and higher

400

Triglycerides

Less than 150 mg/dL

Glucose Studies

100

HbA1c

Non-Diabetic: 4 - 5.6%

Pre-Diabetic: 5.7 - 6.4%

Diabetic: >6.5%

Goal for diabetic pt is anything <7%

Lab Values: Kidneys

100

BUN

7-20 mg/dL

Elevated levels indicate kidney dysfunction.

Memory Trick: Think of hamburger bun.

Hamburgers can cost from $7-$20

200

Creatinine

0.6-1.2 mg/dL

Elevated levels indicate kidney dysfunction.

Memory Trick: Same as Lithium's therapeutic range: 0.6-1.2. Lithium is excreted almost solely by the kidneys. 

300

Urinary Output

*at least* 30 mL/hr or 1500/day

400

Specific Gravity

1.010-1.030

Memory Trick: "Diluted makes the numbers go down." Low SG means too much liquid in the urine. 

High SG means too little liquid in the body which makes the urine concentrated. Dehydrated. "Concentrated makes the numbers go up."