Lab Values & ABG Study Guide & Flashcard Index - 2023 Update
Here is the list of lab values covered in our Lab Values + ABG Flashcards for nursing students, Edition 3, which can be used as an easy reference guide for your flashcards. This is also an essential list of the lab values ranges to know for your nursing exams!
Looking for the older Edition 2? Check out the pre-2023 lab values index.
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Topic | Card # | Section |
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Acid-Base Balance | 62-64 | ABG Interpretation |
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) | 24 | Adult lab values |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | 1, 29 | Adult lab values |
Albumin | 1, 33 | Adult lab values |
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) | 1 | Lab panels |
Ammonia | 36 | Adult lab values |
Amylase | 30 | Adult lab values |
Arterial Blood Gas | 2, 62-79 | ABG Interpretation |
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | 1, 28 | Adult lab values |
Base excess/deficit | 2 | Lab panels |
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | 1 | Lab panels |
Basophils | 1 | Lab panels |
Bicarbonate (HC03) | 2, 69 | ABG Interpretation |
Bilirubin | 1, 32, 59 | Adult & Pediatric lab values |
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) | 1, 40 | Adult lab values |
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) | 38 | Adult lab values |
Calcium (Ca) | 1, 3 | Adult lab values |
Carbon Dioxide | 1 | Lab panels |
Cardiac Output | 82 | Other important ranges |
CBC with Differential | 1 | Lab panels |
CD4+ Lymphocytes | 51 | Adult lab values |
Central Venous Pressure (CVP) | 80 | Other important ranges |
Chloride (Cl) | 1, 4 | Adult lab values |
Cholesterol (Total) | 2, 13 | Adult lab values |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) | 1, 57 | Adult & Pediatric lab values |
Complete Metabolic Panel (CMP) | 2 | Lab panels |
Creatine Kinase MB (CK-MB) | 9 | Adult lab values |
Creatinine | 1, 39 | Adult lab values |
D-Dimer | 27 | Adult lab values |
Digoxin | 53 | Adult lab values |
Eosinophils | 1 | Lab panels |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | 37 | Adult lab values |
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) | 41 | Adult lab values |
Glucose | 1, 48-50, 58 | Adult & Pediatric lab values |
HCO3 | 2 | Lab panels |
Hematocrit (Hct) | 1, 23, 57 | Adult & Pediatric lab values |
Hemoglobin (Hgb) | 1, 22, 57 | Adult & Pediatric lab values |
High-density Lipoprotein (HDL) | 2, 16 | Adult lab values |
Human B-type Natriuretic (hBNP) | 17 | Adult lab values |
International Normalized Ratio (INR) | 26 | Adult lab values |
Intracranial Pressure (ICP) | 84 | Other important ranges |
Intraocular Pressure (IOP) | 85 | Other important ranges |
Lab Panels | 1-2 | Lab panels |
Lead | 60 | Pediatric lab values |
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) | 83 | Other important ranges |
Lipase | 31 | Adult lab values |
Lipid Panel | 2 | Lab panels |
Lithium | 54 | Adult lab values |
Liver Function Panel | 1 | Lab panels |
Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) | 2, 14 | Adult lab values |
Lymphocytes | 1 | Lab panels |
Magnesium | 5 | Adult lab values |
Metabolic Acidosis | 76-77 | ABG Interpretation |
Metabolic Alkalosis | 78-79 | ABG Interpretation |
Monocytes | 12, 31 | Adult lab values |
Myoglobin | 1, 11 | Adult lab values |
Neutrophils | 12, 31 | Adult lab values |
PaCO2 | 2, 68 | ABG Interpretation |
PaO2 | 2, 67 | ABG Interpretation |
pH | 2, 66 | ABG Interpretation |
Phenytoin | 2, 23 | Adult lab values |
Phosphorus | 1, 5 | Adult lab values |
Platelets | 1, 21, 57 | Adult & Pediatric lab values |
Potassium (K) | 1, 7 | Adult lab values |
Prealbumin | 34 | Adult lab values |
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) | 52 | Adult lab values |
Prothrombin time (PT) | 25 | Adult lab values |
Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PAWP) | 81 | Other important ranges |
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure | 81 | Other important ranges |
Red Blood Cells (RBCs) | 1, 18, 57 | Adult & Pediatric lab values |
Respiratory Acidosis | 72-73 | ABG Interpretation |
Respiratory Alkalosis | 74-75 | ABG Interpretation |
SaO2 | 2, 70 | ABG Interpretation |
Serum Osmolality | 44 | Adult lab values |
Sodium (Na) | 1, 8 | Adult lab values |
Sweat Chloride | 61 | Pediatric lab values |
Theophylline | 56 | Adult lab values |
Thyroid Panel | 2 | Lab panels |
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) | 2, 47 | Adult lab values |
Thyroxine (T4) | 2, 46 | Adult lab values |
Total Protein | 1, 35 | Adult lab values |
Triglycerides | 2, 15 | Adult lab values |
Triiodothyronine (T3) | 2, 45 | Adult lab values |
Troponin I | 11 | Adult lab values |
Troponin T | 10 | Adult lab values |
Urine Osmolality | 43 | Adult lab values |
Urine Output | 86 | Other important ranges |
Urine Specific Gravity | 42 | Adult lab values |
White Blood Cells (WBCs) | 1, 19-20 | Adult lab values |
Allen test | 65 | ABG Interpretation |
Bronchodilators | 73 | ABG Interpretation |
Naloxone | 73 | ABG Interpretation |
Salicylate toxicity | 75 | ABG Interpretation |
Aspirin | 75 | ABG Interpretation |
Kussmaul respirations | 77 | ABG Interpretation |
Antiemetics | 79 | ABG Interpretation |
Pulmonary edema | 33, 70, 73 | Adult lab values, ABG Interpretation |
Respiratory depression | 5, 73 | Adult lab values, ABG Interpretation |
Tachycardia | 5, 77, 79 | Adult lab values, ABG Interpretation |
Antacid | 6, 79 | Adult lab values, ABG Interpretation |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) | 50, 58, 77 | Pediatric lab values, ABG Interpretation |
Chemical buffer | 62, 69 | ABG Interpretation |
Hyperventilation | 63, 68, 75 | ABG Interpretation |
Hypoventilation | 68, 73 | ABG Interpretation |
Pulmonary embolism | 73, 80, 81 | ABG Interpretation, Other important ranges |