Conditions
Your patient came in for intense abdominal pain, they are now saying they have no pain at all, they are newly febrile, diaphoretic, lethargic, and BP has suddenly dropped.
What are WBC's.
> 10,000 levels of these may mean your patient has an infection.
Breakdown of RBC, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets, often a complication of preeclampsia
HELLP syndrome
The test screens for deficiencies and inhibitors of all factors, except factors VII and XIII. Normal range: 30-40 seconds
What is aPTT?
A patient with left sided abdominal pain has this elevated level. (Secreted by the salivary gland)
What is amylase?
The nurse is carrying for a patient in the who receives desmopressin. The patients HR is 122, patient is confused and lethargic. The nurse recognizes that this patient is___________
What is hyponatremic
Patient is ventilated and Sedated. Setting CMV 500 24 12 100% PIP 45. What diagnostic do we expect?
What ABG?
Term used when the platelet count is <150,000, placing the patient at a high risk for bleeding due to injury or disease.
What is Thrombocytopenia?
Your patient is receiving CRRT and you notice this level is low. You also find yourself changing or reinforcing your HD line dressing due to it being soiled with blood. What is the associated lab value
What are platelet count reference values.
Normal 150,000-400,000/mm3
45 year old woman in for a MVC taut abdomen and bruising. What lab would we check?
What is Hemoglobin.
Essential for cardiac function, renal function, gastrointestinal function. Dangerous if low and high.
What is Potassium.
Patients may complain of low energy, weakness, hypo tension and fainting. What do they have?
What is Anemia?
Your patient has been vomiting for the last 24 hours. The ECG is showing inverted T waves. What may this be caused by?
Hypokalemia
Patient is suddenly confused, diaphoretic and lethargic. What do you do next? What are the normal ranges?
What is check a blood Glucose?
Patient comes in with jaundice and is encephalopathic what lab could be causing the encephalopathy?
What is Ammonia?
Your patient has received 4 PRBC and now this level is low.
What is Calcium.
Increase in level of red blood cells, may be caused by smoking, COPD, high altitude, leukemia and treated with phlebotomy.
What is polycythemia?
The nurse is taking care of a patient with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and is on Magnesium Sulfate to prevent seizures. Her respiratory rate is 8 and has loss of deep tendon reflexes, The nurse notices this may be a sign of what electrolyte imbalance?
What is hypermagnesia?
Serial measurements are important to compare with a baseline test 0 - 0.04; elevations are clinically significant in the diagnosis of cardiac pathology.
What is Troponin?
What are triglycerides?
The patient is in renal failure and on CRRT this electrolyte often needs replaced.
What is phosphorus?
Excreted entirely by kidneys, direct measure of renal function.
What is creatinine.
The nurse is taking care a patient that is peeing frequently, tachycardic and fatigued? The lab value is 346
What hyperglycemia
Patient has developed a PE and is now on a medication to help dissolve and further prevent development of more. Last level was >0.01 What serial lab is being checked?
What is Unfract Xa?
75 year old male had a fall and developed a head bleed. He has a history of chronic AFIB that has been well controlled. What are we expecting to be check?
What is PT/INR?
This test provides information about the kidneys and other metabolic processes. We look at the characteristics as well for this test.
What is a UA or Urinalysis