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NCLEX LAB VALUES (from UWorld) Already Passed
Blood Pressure ✔✔120/80 and 140/90
Pulse/heart rate ✔✔60 - 100
Temperature ✔✔97.7 - 99F (100.4 = fever)
Pulse oximetry ✔✔95-100%
Capillary refill ✔✔<3 seconds
pH ✔✔7.35-7.45
pO2 ✔✔80-100 mmHg
pCO2 ✔✔35-45 mmHg
HCO3 ✔✔22-26
WBC ✔✔4,000 - 11,000
Platelets ✔✔150,000-400,000
<50,000 is critical and requires transfusion. >50,000 does not warrant transfusions.
Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ✔✔2200 - 7700
-Neutropenia is when it's below 1000. If it's below 500, its severe neutropenia and a critical emergency.
Eosinophil ✔✔1 - 2%
Elevated in allergic reactions.
Leukocyte ✔✔4k- 11k Leukopenia <4,000
Albumin ✔✔3.5-5 g/dL
(prevents fluid from leaking outside of the vascular space that can lead to hypotension and tachycardia)
BUN ✔✔6-20
Creatinine ✔✔0.6-1.3
Hemoglobin male ✔✔13.2-17.3
Transfusion not indicated unless below 7 or 8.
Hemoglobin female ✔✔11.7-15.5
Transfusion not indicated unless below 7 or 8.
ALT ✔✔10-40 U/L
Urine Specific Gravity ✔✔1.003-1.030
Higher: dehydration
Lower: diabetes insipidus
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) ✔✔<30 mm/hr
Elevated levels may indicate acute inflammatory process.
Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) ✔✔60-150
C-Reactive protein...In general, what does this mean? ✔✔it means that something is inflamed
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