LAB VALUE CHEAT SHEET

vital signs renal

BLOOD PRESSURE SYSTOLIC 120 mmHg Calcium 9 - 11 mg/dL
DIASTOLIC 80 mmHg Magnesium 1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL
HEART RATE 60 – 100 bpm Phosphorus 2.5 - 4.5 mg/dL
RESPIRATIONS 12 – 20 breaths/min Specific gravity 1.010 - 1.030
TEMPERATURE 97.8 – 99°F (36.5 - 37.2°C) GFR 90 - 120 mL/min/1.73 m2
OXYGEN 95 – 100% BUN 7 - 20 mg/dL
OXYGEN IN COPD PT. as low as 88% Creatinine 0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL
COPD pts are expected to have low O2 levels
pancreas
Amylase 30 - 110 U/L
complete blood count (cbc) Lipase 0 - 150 U/L
WBCs 4,500 - 11,000 /µL
RBCs 4.5 - 5.5 x106 /µL
basic metabolic panel (bmp)
PLTs 150,000 - 450,000 /µL
Sodium 135 – 145 mEq/L
Hemoglobin (Hgb) Female: 12 - 16 g/dL
Potassium 3.5 – 5.0 mEq/L
Male: 13 - 18 g/dL
Chloride 95 - 105 mEq/L
Hematocrit (HCT) Female: 36% - 48%
Calcium 9 - 11 mg/dL
Male: 39% - 54%
BUN 7 - 20 mg/dL
hba1c liver function test (lft)
Creatinine 0.6 – 1.2 mg/dL
non-diabetic 4 - 5.6% ALT 7 - 56 U/L
Albumin 3.4 - 5.4 g/dL
pre-diabetic 5.7 - 6.4% AST 5 - 40 U/L
Total protein 6.2 - 8.2 g/dL
diabetic > 6.5% ALP 40 - 120 U/L
Goal for diabetic: < 7% Bilirubin 0.1 - 1.2 mg/dL coags
PT 10 - 13 sec
bmi ABGs PTT 25 - 35 sec
underweight <18.5 PH 7.35 - 7.45
ªPTT NOT ON heparin: 30-40 secs
healthy weight 18.5 - 24.9 PªCO2 35 - 45 mmHg ON heparin: 47-70 secs
overweight 25.0 - 29.9 PªO 2 80 - 100 mmHg INR NOT ON Warfarin: < 1 sec
obesity > 30.0 HCO3 22 - 26 mEq/L ON Warfarin: 2 - 3 sec

lipid panel other

Total cholesterol <200 mg/dL MAP (mean arterial pressure) 70 - 100 mmHg
Triglyceride <150 mg/dL ICP (intracranial pressure) 5 - 15 mmHg
LDL <100 mg/dL ldl bad cholesterol Glasgow coma scale Best = 15
- we want low levels
HDL >60 mg/dL hdl happy cholesterol Mild: 13-15 Moderate: 9-12 Severe: 3-8
- we want high levels

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