You are what you eat
Resp or Renal
Water and Other Fluids
Electrolytes
Name and Value
100
Measures the amount of fat in your arteries. Normal should be below 200
What is Total Cholesterol
100
pH 7.34, pCO2 44, HCO3 19
What is Metabolic Acidosis?
100
Fluids and solutes move together across a membrane from one compartment to another.
What is Filtration?
100
Lethargy, confusion, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, headache are all signs of which electrolyte imbalance.
What is Hyponatremia?
100
Used to determine long term malnutrition
What is Albumin (3.5-5.4)?
200
Dull sparse hair and inflammation of the corners of the mouth are caused by what kind of deficiency?
What is Protein deficiency?
200
Regulates by selectively excreting or conserving bicarbonate
What is the Kidneys?
200
The four major cations.
What is Na+, K+, Ca2+, mg2+?
200
Vital for cardiac/skeletal and smooth muscle activity.
What is Potassium?
200
General test to determine if an inflammatory process exists. Also used to determine the success of steroid treatment
What is ESR (<15 male, <20 female)?
300
LDL is the body's bad cholesterol and stands for?
What is Low density Lipoprotein
300
pH 7.32, pCO2 46, HCO3 24
What is Respiratory Acidosis?
300
Movement of substances across cell membrane from low pressure to high pressure.
What is Active Transport?
300
Normal 8.5-10.5, 99% skeletal system. Regulated by parathyroid hormone.
What is Calcium?
300
Used to determine if infection is present
What is WBC (5.0-10.0)?
400
lab value is 15-36 and detects short term malnutrition
What is Pre albumin
400
Regulate acid base balance by retaining or eliminating CO2
What is the Lungs?
400
Power of a solution to draw water across a semi-permeable membrane.
What is Osmotic Pressure?
400
This electrolyte imbalance can be caused from chronic alcoholism, pancreatitis, and excessive loss from GI tract.
What is Hypomagnesemia?
400
Test used to determine risk for atherosclerosis
What is Homocysteine (4-14)?
500
The normal range for BMI
What is 17.9-25
500
7.42, pCO2 39, hco3 25.4
What is A Normal Blood Gas?
500
Fluids shift from the vascular space into an area where it is not readily accessible as extracellular fluid. Causes isotonic fluid volume deficit
What is Third Spacing?
500
Found in both intracellular and extracellular fluid. Normal range is 2.5m-4.5mg/dl
What is Phosphorus?
500
Used to determine kidney function;not as susceptible to change
What is Creatinine (.6-1.4)?
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