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Lab Values Memory Trick 1

Potassium levels should be between 3.5-5 mEq/L, similar to the number of bananas in a half-ripe bunch. Calcium should be 9-11 mg/dL, and you should CALL 911 if levels are outside this range. Hemoglobin levels for females are 12-16 g/dL and for males are 13-18 g/dL; hematocrit can be calculated by multiplying hemoglobin levels by 3. BUN levels, similar to the cost of a hamburger, should be between 7-20 mg/dL.

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Lab Values Memory Trick 1

Potassium levels should be between 3.5-5 mEq/L, similar to the number of bananas in a half-ripe bunch. Calcium should be 9-11 mg/dL, and you should CALL 911 if levels are outside this range. Hemoglobin levels for females are 12-16 g/dL and for males are 13-18 g/dL; hematocrit can be calculated by multiplying hemoglobin levels by 3. BUN levels, similar to the cost of a hamburger, should be between 7-20 mg/dL.

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LAB VALUE MEMORY TRICKS


16 LAB VALUE MEMORY TRICKS

SODIUM: 135 - 145 POTASSIUM: 3.5 - 5 PHOSPHORUS: 2.5 - 4.5


ELECTROLYTES

*Commit to memory! BANANAS: PHOR: 4


There are about 3-5 in every US: 2 (me + you = 2)
bunch & you want them half
*do
ripe (½) n’
forg t
et
the
.5
So, think 3.5 - 5.0
mL/hr

CALCIUM: 9 - 11 MAGNESIUM: 1.5 - 2.5 CHLORIDE: 95 -105

CALL 911 Think of a chlorinated


MAGnifying glass
pool that you want to go
you see 1.5 - 2.5
in when it’s
bigger than normal
SUPER HOT: 95 - 105 °F
COMPLETE BLOOD
COUNT (CBC)

• Hemoglobin (Hgb)
Female: 12 - 16 g/dL
mL/hr

Male: 13 - 18 g/dL

12 X 3 = 36
female
• Hematocrit (HCT) 16 X 3 = 48
Female: 36% - 48% To remember HCT,
Male: 39% - 54% multiply Hgb by 3
12 X 3 = 36
16 X 3 = 48 male
BASAL METABOLIC
PANEL (BMP)

BUN: 7 - 20 mg/dL CREATININE: 0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL


mL/hr

Think hamburger BUNs... This is the same value as


Hamburgers can cost anywhere LITHIUM’s therapeutic range (0.6 - 1.2 mmol/L)
from $7 - $20 dollars Lithium is excreted almost solely by the kidneys...
And creatinine is a value that tests how well your
kidneys filter

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