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Lab Values
Chronic Care Lab Values
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
01/21/2013

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Term

BUN 

(Blood Urea Nitrogen) 

Definition
8- 20 mg/dL
Term
Cholesterol (Total) 
Definition

Desirable: 140- 199 mg/ dL

Borderline High: 200-239 mg/ dL

High: > 240 mg/ dL

Term
Glucose (serum)
Definition

Fasting: 70- 110 g/ dL

Critical: <50 mg/ dL, > 450 mg/dL

 

Term
Hematocrit 
Definition

Male: 42-54 g/dL

Female: 37-47 mg/ dL

 

Term
Hemoglobin 
Definition

Male: 14- 18 g/dL

Female: 12-16 g/dL

Term

HgbA1C

(Glycosylated Hemoglobin) 

Definition

Non- diabetic: <5%

Diabetic (goal): <7%

Diabetic (poor control): >7%

Term
Platelets 
Definition
140- 400 X 103/mm3
Term
Potassium 
Definition

3.5- 5.2 mEq/ L

CRITICAL: <2.5 mEq/L, >7.0 mEq/L

Term
Sodium 
Definition

135- 145 mEq/L

CRITICAL: <120, >160 mEq/L

Term

WBC 

(Total White Blood Count)

Definition
4,500- 11,000 cells/ mm3
Term
Creatinine 
Definition

Male: 0.7- 1.4 mg/dL

Female: 0.5- 1.1 mg/ dL

CRITICAL: >10

Term

PT/ INR 

(Prothrombin Time) 

Definition

11-13 seconds/ 0.9 -1.2

CRITICAL: INR > 6.0

Term

PTT & APTT

(Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time)

Definition

Normal: 25-39 seconds

Therapeutic: 2-3 times the control value

CRITICAL: >70 seconds

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