lab values

• CBC Values


  • White Blood Cell Count
  • Hemoglobin
  • Hematocrit
  • Platelets
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count
• White Blood Cell Count


  WBC 5-10 (thousand/mm3)
• White Blood Cell Count

  • Low < 2,500
  • High >100.0
• Hemoglobin


  HGB Male 14-18 (g/dl)

  HGB Female 12-16 (g/dl)
• Hemoglobin


  • Low < 6.0
  • High > 20.0
• Hematocrit


  HCT Male 40% - 52%

  HCT Female 37% - 47%
• Hematocrit


  • Low <15
  • High >60
• Platelets


  PLTS 150-400(thousand/mm3)
• Platelets


  • Low < 50K
  • High >1 million
• Absolute Neutrophil Count


  ANC Determined by multiplying total WBC count by percentage of neutrophils
• Absolute Neutrophil Count


  • ANC > 1000 cells/uL

  Low <500 cells/uL
• Electrolyte Values


  • Sodium
  • Potassium
  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
• Sodium


  Na 135-145 (mEq/L)
• Sodium


  • Low < 120

  High > 160
• Potassium


  K 3.5- 5.0 (mEq/L)
• Potassium


  • High > 6.5
• Calcium


  Ca 8.4-10.2 (mg.dL)
• Calcium


  • Low < 6

  High > 13
• Magnesium


  Mg 1.3-2.6 mg/dL
• Magnesium


  • Low < 0.5

  High > 3
• Glucose--Fasting


  FBS 70-110 (mg/dl)
• Glucose--Fasting


  • Low < 40

  High > 400
• Blood Urea Nitrogen


  BUN 10-20 (mg/dl)
• Blood Urea Nitrogen


  • High >100
• Creatinine


  Creat 0.6-1.3 (mg/dl)
• Creatinine


  • High > 4.0
• Cholesterol (Total)


  <200 mg/dL
• Coagulation Values


  • Prothrombin time
  • International Normalized Ratio
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time
• Prothrombin time


  PT 11.0-14 seconds
• Prothrombin time


  • >20 seconds
• International Normalized Ratio


  INR 1.0 (baseline)

  INR 2.0-3.0 (therapeutic)
• International Normalized Ratio


  • > 6.0
• Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated

  aPTT 30-40 seconds
• Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated


  • 1-1.5X control (therapeutic)

  >70 seconds
• Partial Thromboplastin Time


  PTT 60 – 70 seconds
• Other Values


  • Albumin
  • Pre albumin
  • Hemoglobin, glycosylated
  • b-Type Natriuretic Peptide
• Albumin


  Alb 3.5-5.0 (g/dl)
• Pre albumin


  20-40 mg/dL
• Hemoglobin, glycosylated


  HgbA1C 4-6%

  ADA treatment goal <7%

  Diagnosis > 6.5%
• 1. Type Natriuretic Peptide


  < 100 pg/mL