Laboratory Values

• Arterial Blood Gases

  pH-7.35-7.45

  PaCo2- 35-45mmHg

  PaO2- 80-100mmHg

  HCO3- 22-26mEq/L
• BUN

  7-20mg/dl (Think hamburger’s BUNs. Hamburgers can cost anywhere from $7-$20 dollars)
• Creatinine

  0.6-1.2 mg/dl (Same value as LITHIUM‘s therapeutic range)
• BUN

  • 7-20mg/dl
• GFR

  • 90-120mL/min
• Specific Gravity

  • 1.010-1.030
• Amylase

  • 30-110 U/L
• Lipase

  • <200 U/L
• WBC

  • 4,500-11,000 mm3
• RBC

  • 4.5-5.5
• Platelet

  • 150,000-450,000
• Hemoglobin

  • Female: 12-16 g/dl
  • Male: 13-18 g/dl
• Hematocrit

  • Female: 36% - 48%
  • Male: 39% - 54%
• HBA1C

  • Non-Diabetic: 4-5.6%
  • Pre-Diabetic: 5.7-6.4%
  • Diabetic: >6.5%
  • Goal For Diabetic: <7%
• ALT

  • 7-56 U/L
• AST

  • 5-40 U/L
• ALP

  • 40-120 U/L
• Bilirubin

  • 0.1 - 1.2 mg/dL
• Albumin

  • 3.4- 5.4 g/dL
• Total Protein

  • 6.2-8.2 g/dL
• Underweight

  • < 18.5
• Healthy Weight

  • 18.5- 24.9
• Overweight

  • 25.0- 29.9
• Obesity

  • > 30.0
• PT

  • 10-13 secs
• PTT

  • 25-35 secs
• aPTT

  • Not on Heparin- 30-40 secs
  • On Heparin- 47-70 secs
• INR

  • Not on Warfarin- <1
  • On Warfarin- 2-3
• Total Cholesterol

  • <200mg/dl
• Triglyceride

  • <150mg/dl
• LDL

  • <100mg/dl
• HDL

  • >60mg/dl
• MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure)

  • 70-100mmHg
• ICP (Intracranial Pressure)

  • 5-15mmHg
• Glasgow Coma Scale

  • Best- 15
  • Mild- 13-15
  • Moderate- 9-12
  • Severe- 3-8
• Drawing blood specimen from an extremity with IV solution may produce INACCURATE RESULTS.
• Prolonged use of torniquet before extraction can INCREASE POTASSIUM in the blood which may result inaccurate results
• Clients with INCREASE WBC and INCREASE PLATELET COUNT may have falsely INCREASE POTASSIUM LEVELS
• If patient is recieving intermittent heparin therapy draw the blood 1HR BEFORE THE NEXT DOSE and DO NOT DRAW BLOOD IN THE SAME ARM where heparin is given.
• Advice the client to eat green leafy vegetable for better absorption of VITAMIN K which SHORTENS PT.