Indications
> 11,000 levels of these may mean your patient has an infection.
What are WBC's.
Your patients Hematocrit is 42%. Do you call the doctor?
No this is within normal range.
Values are: • Adult: (males): 14 - 18 g/dl • (Females): 13 - 16 g/dl
What are hemoglobin reference values.
Essential for neuromuscular function, action potentials, cardiac muscle contractions, and conductivity
What is potassium
Levels of less than 20% of this can lead to cardiac failure and death.
What is Hematocrit.
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?
Normal 150,000-400,000/mm3
What are platelet count reference values.
What electrolyte is in the range of 96-106?
what is chloride
Values >21 g/dl can lead to increased blood viscosity, clogging of capillaries, or tissue ischemia
What is hemoglobin?
Your patients Potassium level is 2.8. Do you call the doctor?
Yes, 2.8 is a critical value and therapy may need to be deferred.
Normal is 5,000-11,000/mm3
What is WBC count normal range.
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
Direct measure of renal function. Normal: 0.5-1.5 mg/dL
What is creatinine.
The nurse is taking care a patient that is a diabetic. The patients fasting blood sugar this AM is 245. The nurse knows the term for this is?
What is hyperglycemia
Normal fasting is 80-120
What is blood glucose
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