ATI Lab Values

Discipline: Nursing

Type of Paper: Question-Answer

Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)

Paper Format: APA

Pages: 1 Words: 275

Question

RBCs      Male: 4.7-6.1 million
  •                    Female: 4.2-5.4 million

WBCs     5,000-10,000

Platelets  150,000-400,000

HgB            Males: 14-18
  •                       Females: 12-16
Hct             Males: 42-52%
  •                      Females: 37-47%
  • Prothrombin Time (PT) 11-12.5 seconds, 85-100%

aPTT       30-40 secs

INR         0.7-1.8

Fibrinogen   170-340

Sodium     135-145

Potassium    3.5-5

Chloride       98-106

Calcium         9-10.5

Magnesium    1.3-2.1

Phosphorus   3-4.5

Amylase    56-90

Lipase      0-110

Total bilirubin    0.1-1

Direct (conjugated) bilirubin    0.1-0.3

Indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin     0.2-0.8

Protein    6-8

Albumin   3.5-5

Alpha-fetoprotein   <40

Ammonia    15-45 mcg
                           elevated in lever disease

Serum creatinine   0.5-1-1 mg

BUN     10-20 mg

Urine output   30 ml/hr
 
Urine sodium   75-200 mEq/L

Urine Potassium   26-123 mEq/L

Urine Chloride   110-250 mEq/L

Urine Osmolality    200-800 mOsm/kg

Urine specific gravity   1.010-1.025

Fasting Blood Glucose    <110 mg/dL

Oral glucose tolerance test   <140 mg/dL
  • Determines ability to metabolize a standard amount of glucose   

  • HbA1c          
    < or = 5% absence of diabetes mellitus
  •                            5.7-6.4 pre-DM
  •                              > or = 6.5% DM

Triodothyronine(T3)    70-205 mcg/dL

Thyroxine (T4)     4-12 mcg/dL

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)    0.3-5 microunits

ICP   10-15 mmHg

Intraocular pressure   10-21 mmHg
 
CK-MB          30-70 units/L
  •                              Elevated levels following injury: 4-6 hrs
  •                              Duration: 3 days

Troponin T    Range: <0.2 mg/L
  •                               Elevated levels following injury: 3-5 hrs
  •                                Durations: 14-21 days

Troponin I   Range: <0.3 mg/L
  •                            Elevated levels following injury: 3 hrs
  •                             Duration: 7-10 days
  •  
Myoglobin       Range: <90 mcg/L
  •                                 Elevated levels following injury: 2 hrs
  •                                  Duration: 24 hrs
  •  
Cholesterol     <200 mg/dL

HDL                  Males: 35-65 mg/dL
  •                              Females: 35-80 mg/dL

LDL                    <130 mg/dL

 Triglycerides      Males: 40-160 mg/dL
                                     Females: 35-135 mg/dL

  •   Central Venous Pressure   1-8 mmHg

Neutropenia     neutrophil count < 2000

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)  5-40 units/L
  •                                                                 Elevation occurs with hepatitis or cirrhosis

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)    8-20 units/L
                                                                 Elevation occurs with hepatitis or cirrhosis

Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)     30-120 units/L
  •                                                                     Elevation indicated liver damage
Amylase    59-90 units/L
  •                          Elevation occurs with pancreatitis
Lipase           0-110 units/L
  •                           Elevation occurs with pancreatitis

Total bilirubin     0.1-1 mg/dL
  •             Elevation indicates altered liver function, bile duct obstruction or other hepatobiliary disorders

Albumin     3.5-5 g/dL
  •                            Decrease may indicate hepatic disease

Alpha-fetoprotein   <40 mcg/L
  •                                                    Elevated in liver cancer