What's the Range?
ALT
2-25
I pick up oxygen and carry it throughout the body. I also pickup carbon dioxide and return it to the lungs. My range during pregnancy is 9.5-15
Hemaglobin
White Blood Cell count rises during pregnancy/delivery primarily due to...
Stress response
The hypercoagulable state resolves gradually after birth, as clotting factor levels normalize in __ to __ weeks postpartum
8-12
WBC 9.000
HGB 9
HCT 29
RBC 2
PLT 97
AST 560
ALT 487
HELLP
AST
4-32
I can be used to rule out HELLP and am only produced in the liver
ALT
2 hormones responsible for vasodilation and increased glomerular filtration rate
Progesterone and relaxin
I measure the percentage of red blood cells in the blood
Hematorcit
HGB 8
HCT 25
PLT 97
BUN 10
Creatinine 1.2
Albumin 4
Alkaline Phosphatase 200
PT 17.4
PTT 43.7
Fibrinogen 64
DIC
Albumin
2.3-4.2
My value ranges stay the same as pre-pregnancy (150-400), however, my value decreases as pregnancy progresses
Platelets
Pregnancy is a state of Mild Respiratory Alkalosis with Metabolic Compensation due to
Hyperventilation
WBC 2,000
HGB 8
HCT 28
Creatinine 1.1
BUN 12
Lactic Acid 6
pH 7.2
CO2 35
Sepsis
BUN
8-10
I evaluate bloods ability to clot through the extrinsic pathway, and when my value is elevated, the patient is at risk for bleeding
PT
The increase in RBC mass is smaller than the increase in plasma volume, which contributes to _______
Physiologic anemia of pregnancy.
What fibrinogen level is indicative of DIC
</=100
Potassium- 6.2
pH- 6.9
Glucose- 189
Anion Gap- 14
Chloride- 112
Createnine- 1.8
DKA
Fibrinogen
301-696
I am found in the CMP, and am used to assess the acid base balance when concerned about conditions such as DKA
Anion Gap
The following changes of pregnancy lead to an increase level of _____
•response to an underfilled vascular system caused by systemic vasodilatation
•protect against the effects of impaired venous return when the mother is supine or standing
•meet the increased metabolic demands of the uterus and placenta
•facilitate transfer of nutrients to the fetus
•remove of waste
•protect the mother from hemorrhage when giving birth
Plasma
What lab value is not recommended to be drawn in pregnancy as its value progressively increase as the pregnancy progresses
D-Dimer
WBC- 12,000
Hemoglobin- 10
Hematocrit- 28
Platelets- 256
Anion Gap- 14
BUN- 9
AST- 30
ALT- 15
Alkaline phosphatase- 205
Fibrinogen- 350
Pregnant!