clinical lab med competency values

sodium reference range

137 – 145 mEq/L

which values are electrolyte-related? (x6)

sodium

potassium

chloride

calcium

phosphorous

magnesium

sodium abbrevation

na

potassium abbreviation

k

potassium ref range

3.5 – 5.3 mEq/L

chloride abbrevation

cl

chloride ref ranges

98 – 107 mEq/L

carbon dioxide ref range

22 – 30 mEq/L

ABG (arterial blood gasses)

carbon dioxide

pH

PaO2

PaCO2

HCO3

what other value is carbon dioxide related to

Serum bicarbonate (HCO3)

blood urea nitrogen ref range

7 – 17 mg/dL

blood urea nitrogen abbrevation

BUN

what values are related to renal values (x4)

blood urea nitrogen

serum creatinine

creatinine clearance

glomerular filtration rate

Serum Creatinine ref range

0.52 – 1.04 mg/dL

Serum Creatinine abbreviation

Scr

glucose ref range

65 – 105 mg/dL

what test is BG and fasting glucose related to

glucose

creatinine clearance ref range

90 – 140 mL/min

creatinine clearance abbreviation

CrCl

liver/gi category

albumin

Alanine Aminotransferase

Aspartate Aminotransferase

bilirubin (direct)

bilirubin (total)

lipids category

HDL cholesterol

LDL cholesterol

Triglycerides

Hematology (rbc or wbc) cateogry

hemogloblin

white blood cells

platelets

hematology (coag) category

international normalized ration (normal, warfarin)

cardiac category

digoxin (heart failure, atrial fibrillation)

pulmonary category

theophylline

ID category

vancomycin

Creatinine Clearance ref range

90 – 140 mL/min

Glomerular Filtration Rate ref rate

>60 mL/min/1.73 m²

calcium ref rate

8.4 – 10.2 mg/dL

Phosphorus

2.5 – 4.5 mg/dL

Magnesium

1.6 – 2.4 mg/dL

Albumin abbreviation

Alb

Albumin ref range

3.5 – 4.8 g/dL

Alanine Aminotransferase

9 – 52 units/L

Aspartate Aminotransferase

14 – 36 units/L

Bilirubin (direct)

0 – 0.3 mg/dL

Bilirubin (total)

0.2 – 1.3 mg/dL

HDL cholesterol

>40 mg/dL

Phosphorus abbreviations (x2)

phos, phosphate

Magnesium abbreviation

mg

albumin abbreviation

akb

Alanine Aminotransferase abbreviation

ALT / SGPT

Aspartate Aminotransferase abbreviation

AST / SGOT

Bilirubin (direct) abbreviation

Conjugated bilirubin

Bilirubin (total) abbreviation

T. bili

LDL cholesterol ref range

<130 mg/dL

Triglycerides ref range

<150 mg/dL

Triglycerides abbreviation

TG

Hemoglobin ref range female

12 – 16 g/dL (female)

Hemoglobin ref range male

14 – 18 g/dL (male)

hemoglobin abbreviation

HgB

White Blood Cells abbreviation

WBC

White Blood Cells ref range

4,800 – 11,000 cells/μL

(4.8 – 11 x103 cells/μL)

platelets ref range

140,000 – 440,000 cell/μL

(140 – 440 x103 cells/μL)

platelets abbreviation

Pit

pH ref range

7.34 – 7.44

paO2 ref range

75 – 100 mmHg

PaCO2 ref range

35 – 45 mmHg

HCO3

22 – 26 mEq/L

international normalized ratio, normal ref range

0.9 – 1.2

international normalized ratio, warfarin ref rate

2.0 – 3.0 or 2.5 – 3.5

international normalized ratio abbreviation

INR

digoxin ref rate for heart failure

0.5 – 0.9 mcg/L

digoxin ref rate for atrial fibrillation

adjust to goal HR and keep <2.0

Phenytoin ref rate

10 – 20 mg/L

Theophylline ref rate

5 – 15 mg/L

Vancomycin ref rate

>400-600 mg x hr/L

10 – 20 mcg/mL

terms related to vancomycin

AUC/MIC

Trough level

corrected sodium equation

corrected calcium

absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

anion gap formula

ethacrynic acid po

50 mg

furosemide po

40 mg

furosemide iv

20 mg

Torsemide po

20 mg

Torsemide iv

20 mg

Bumetanide po

1 mg

Bumetanide iv

1 mg

Cortisone equiv

25 mg

Hydrocortisone equiv

20 mg

Prednisone/Prednisolone equiv

5 mg

Methylprednisolone/Triamcinolone equiv

4 mg

Dexamethasone equiv

0.75 mg

Betamethasone equiv

0.6 mg