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Normal Values
Normal Values
What Does it Measure?
Trivia
100

What is the normal respiratory rate range for an adult?

What is 12 - 20 breaths/min.

100

What is the normal value for K+

What is 3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L

100

What is the normal range for WBC?

What is 5,000 - 10,000/mcl

100

What body system relates to CBC test?

What is the hematologic (circulatory system) 

100

Which lab tests would be ordered to diagnose anemia?

What is a CBC

200

What is the normal range for HR in an adult?

What is 60-100 BPM

200

What is the normal range for Ca?

What is 9.0 - 10.5 mEq/L

200

A 37-year-old female has received 2 units of packed red blood cells. What is the desired hemoglobin level range for this patient?

What is 12 - 18 g/dL

200

What does hematocrit measure?

What is the percentage of RBC in total blood volume (cell volume)

200

What would you recommend for a patient with a serum glucose level of 387 mg/dL.

What is start an insulin drip.

300

What is the normal range for BP for an adult?

What is 120/80

300

What is the normal range for Na+?

What is 135-146 mEq/L

300

What is normal range hematocrit?

What is 37 - 40%

300

What does a metabolic panel test for?

What is information about the body's metabolism.

300

A patient with liver failure has jaundice. What lab result provides evidence of this finding in the patient?

What is bilirubin.

400

What is the normal temperature of an adult in Celsius?

What is 37 degrees.

400

What is the normal range for BUN?

What is 5 - 20 mg/dL

400

What is the normal lab value for RBC?

What is 4.5 - 5.5 L

400

Iron deficiency (anemia) would results in what abnormal lab value?

What is hemoglobin levels

400

What lab value would be elevated in the case of an allergic asthma exacerbation?

What is eosinophils

500

What is the normal range for creatinine?

What is 0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL

500

What is the normal range for platelet?

What is 150 - 400 K/mcL

500

What does B-Type Natriuretic (BNP) test?

What is heart failure.

500

Which patient below is experiencing leukopenia based on their complete blood count?

A.     A patient with a platelet level of 100,000.

B.     A patient with a WBC level of 9,000.

C.     A patient with a platelet level of 150,000.

D.     A patient with a WBC level of 3,000.

What is a patient with a WBC level of 3,000.

600

What is the normal range for glucose?

What is 70 - 110 mg/dL

600

What lab has a normal range of 22 - 26 mEq/L

What is bicarbonate HCO3-

600

What is indicated when a patient has an elevated P(A-a)O2?

What is a V/Q mismatch. The partial pressure of O₂ is higher in the alveoli than in arterial blood.

600

Identify the following ABG (specify if acute or chronic):

pH: 7.37

PCO2: 56

HCO3-: 33


What is compensate respiratory acidosis cause by a chronic respiratory failure.

700

What is the normal range for chloride?

What is 95 - 105 mg/dL

700

What is a NORMAL activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) for a patient who is NOT taking an anticoagulant?

What is 30 - 40 seconds.

700

What is Troponin and what does it indicate if found in the blood?

What is a type of protein found in the muscles of your heart. Troponin isn't normally found in the blood, indicates damaged heart muscle.

700

What lab value would you expect to be abnormal for a patient with peaked T waves on a 12-lead EKG?

What is potassium.

800

What is the normal range for Magnesium?

What is 1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL

800

What is the normal value for b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)?  

What is <100 pg/mL

800

What does the PaO2/FiO2 ratio measure?

What is the degree of hypoxia.