Chloride passively follows what other electrolyte?
What is Na+
100
Maintains osmotic pressure in the body
What is Sodium.
200
Levels of less than 15% of this can lead to cardiac failure and death.
What is Hematocrit.
200
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?
200
Normal 150,000-400,000/mm3
What are platelet count reference values.
200
Physiologic variants such as high altitude, excessive fluid intake and pregnancy can affect these levels. (this also gives blood it's red color).
What is Hemoglobin.
200
Essential for cardiac function and central nervous system function
What is Potassium.
300
Patients may complain of low energy, weakness, hypo tension and fainting.
What is Anemia?
300
Your patient has been vomiting for the last 24 hours. The ECG is showing inverted T waves. What may this be caused by?
Hypokalemia
300
Normal fasting is 70-100
What is blood Glucose
300
Are chemical compounds that break down into ions, carrying a positive or negative charge. When not in balance, pathological changes occur in the body.
What are electrolytes?
300
Respiratory acidosis and hyperventilation can be tied to an increase in these levels.
What is Chloride.
400
Increase in level of red blood cells, may be caused by smoking, COPD, high altitude
What is polycythemia?
400
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 this may be a sign of what electrolyte imbalance?
What is hypermagnesia
400
Normal is 4,000-10,000/mm3
What is WBC count normal range.
400
The nurse is carrying for a patient in the ER whose NA+ comes back at 128. The patients HR is 122, patient is confused and lethargic. The nurse recognizes that this patient is___________
What is hyponatremia.
400
Normal chloride levels.
What electrolyte is in the range of 99-108?
500
Excreted entirely by kidneys direct measure of renal function.
Normal: .44-1.03 mg/dL
What is creatinine.
500
The nurse is taking care a patient that is a diabetic. The patients fasting blood sugar this AM is 154. The nurse knows the term for this is?
What is hyperglycemia
500
This coagulation study should be between 25-35 seconds.
What is PTT.
500
This count includes basophils, neutrophils and eosinophils.
What is a differential count.
500
This test provides information about the kidneys and other metabolic processes