Conditions
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Ranges
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
100
> 10,000 levels of these may mean your patient has an infection.
What are WBC's.
100
Your patients Hematocrit is 42%. Do you call the doctor?
No this is within normal range.
100

Values are: • Adult: (males): 13.5 - 17 g/dl • (Females): 12 - 15 g/dl • Pregnancy: 11 - 12 g/dl

What are hemoglobin reference values.

100
What labs would you anticipate to order for a patient with a fever of unknown origin?

What is, CBC, BMP, sed rate

100

Maintains osmotic pressure in the body- helps with water balance

What is Sodium.

200

A low level of this is also called leukopenia

What is WBCs

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

what values are part of a CBC

What is Hemoglobin, hematocrit, WBC, platelets

200

what is a normal Bun?

What is 6-24mg/dl.

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

What lab do you need to order for obtain electrolyte levels.

What are basic metabolic panel

300

how do you collect a wound culture? 

What is cleanse the site from clean to dirt, and then obtain culture and send to lab. 

400

an elevated level of this can be inflammation

What is C-RP or Sed rate?

400

You receive a critical lab value, what is your first response? 

What is call the doctor

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

Where are white blood cells formed in the body? 

what is the bone marrow?

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 2.0-3.0

What is INR for a warfarin patinet.

500
This count includes basophils, neutrophils and eosinophils.
What is a differential count.
500

What other organs (name 2) help with immunity/infectoin?

what are: spleen, bone marrow, lymphods, tonsils and adenoids. 

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