Lab Values Study Guide & Flashcard Index
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Here is the list of lab values covered in our Lab Values Flashcards for nursing students 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!
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Lab Value | Category/Body System | Card # |
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Bicarbonate | Arterial Blood Gas | 4 |
HCO3 | Arterial Blood Gas | 4 |
Oxygen Saturation of Hemoglobin | Arterial Blood Gas | 5 |
PaCO2 | Arterial Blood Gas | 3 |
PaO2 | Arterial Blood Gas | 2 |
Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide | Arterial Blood Gas | 3 |
Partial Pressure of Oxygen | Arterial Blood Gas | 2 |
pH | Arterial Blood Gas | 1 |
SaO2 | Arterial Blood Gas | 5 |
Blood Pressure | Cardiovascular | 25 |
Cardiac Output | Cardiovascular | 22 |
Central Venous Pressure | Cardiovascular | 20 |
Cholesterol | Cardiovascular | 16-19 |
CKMB | Cardiovascular | 12 |
CO | Cardiovascular | 22 |
Creatine Kinase MB | Cardiovascular | 12 |
CVP | Cardiovascular | 20 |
hBNP | Cardiovascular | 23 |
HDL | Cardiovascular | 19 |
High-density lipoprotein | Cardiovascular | 19 |
Human B-type natriuretic peptides | Cardiovascular | 23 |
LDL | Cardiovascular | 17 |
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction | Cardiovascular | 24 |
Low-density lipoprotein | Cardiovascular | 17 |
LVEF | Cardiovascular | 24 |
Myoglobin | Cardiovascular | 15 |
PAWP | Cardiovascular | 21 |
Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure | Cardiovascular | 21 |
Triglycerides | Cardiovascular | 18 |
Troponin I | Cardiovascular | 14 |
Troponin T | Cardiovascular | 13 |
Ca | Electrolytes | 7 |
Calcium | Electrolytes | 7 |
Chloride | Electrolytes | 10 |
Cl | Electrolytes | 10 |
K | Electrolytes | 8 |
Magnesium | Electrolytes | 9 |
Mg | Electrolytes | 9 |
Na | Electrolytes | 6 |
P | Electrolytes | 11 |
Phosphorus | Electrolytes | 11 |
Potassium | Electrolytes | 8 |
Sodium | Electrolytes | 6 |
Blood glucose | Endocrine | 59-62 |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis | Endocrine | 62 |
DKA | Endocrine | 62 |
Glucose | Endocrine | 59-62 |
HHS | Endocrine | 62 |
Hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state | Endocrine | 62 |
Hypoglycemia | Endocrine | 61 |
T3 | Endocrine | 56 |
T4 | Endocrine | 57 |
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | Endocrine | 58 |
Thyroxine | Endocrine | 57 |
Triiodothyronine | Endocrine | 56 |
TSH | Endocrine | 58 |
Alanine aminotransferase | Gastrointestinal | 37 |
Albumin | Gastrointestinal | 41 |
ALT | Gastrointestinal | 37 |
Amylase | Gastrointestinal | 38 |
Aspartate aminotransferase | Gastrointestinal | 36 |
AST | Gastrointestinal | 36 |
Bilirubin | Gastrointestinal | 40 |
Lipase | Gastrointestinal | 39 |
Prealbumin | Gastrointestinal | 42 |
Protein | Gastrointestinal | 43 |
Activated partial thromboplastin time | Cardiovascular | 32 |
aPTT | Cardiovascular | 32 |
D-Dimer | Cardiovascular | 35 |
Hct | Cardiovascular | 31 |
Hematocrit | Cardiovascular | 31 |
Hemoglobin | Cardiovascular | 30 |
Hgb | Cardiovascular | 30 |
INR | Cardiovascular | 34 |
International Normalized Ratio | Cardiovascular | 34 |
Platelets | Cardiovascular | 29 |
Prothrombin time | Cardiovascular | 33 |
PT | Cardiovascular | 33 |
RBCs | Cardiovascular | 26 |
Red Blood Cells | Cardiovascular | 26 |
WBCs | Immune | 27-28 |
White Blood Cells | Immune | 27-28 |
Digoxin | Medications | 64 |
Lithium | Medications | 65 |
Phenytoin | Medications | 66 |
Ammonia | Gastrointestinal | 44 |
C-Reactive Protein | Immune | 48 |
CD4+ | Immune | 63 |
CRP | Immune | 48 |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | Immune | 47 |
ESR | Immune | 47 |
HIV/AIDs | Immune | 63 |
ICP | Nervous | 45 |
Intracranial pressure | Nervous | 45 |
Intraocular pressure | Nervous | 46 |
IOP | Nervous | 46 |
Prostate Specific Antigen | Reproductive | 67 |
PSA | Reproductive | 67 |
Blood Urea Nitrogen | Renal | 50 |
BUN | Renal | 50 |
Creatinine | Renal | 49 |
GFR | Renal | 51 |
Glomerular Filtration Rate | Renal | 51 |
Serum Osmolality | Renal | 55 |
Urine Osmolality | Renal | 54 |
Urine Output | Renal | 52 |
Urine Specific Gravity | Renal | 53 |