Lab Values - Nursing Flashcards

Lab Values topics

• Arterial Blood Gases: pH, PaO2, PaCO2, HCO3, SaO2
• Electrolytes: Sodium (Na), Calcium (Ca), Potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg), Chloride (Cl), Phosphorus (P)
• Cardiac labs/values: CKMB, Troponin T, Troponin I, Myoglobin, Cholesterol, LDL, Triglycerides, HDL, Central Venous Pressure (CVP), Pulmonary Arterial
• Wedge Pressure (PAWP), Cardiac Output (CO), Human B-type natriuretic peptides (hBNP), Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF), Blood Pressure.
• Hematologic labs/values: Red Blood Cells (RBCs), White Blood Cells (WBCs), Platelets, Hemoglobin (Hgb), Hematocrit (Hct), Activated Partial
• Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), Prothrombin Time (PT), International Normalized Ration (INR), D-Dimer.
• Gastrointestinal labs/values: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Amylase, Lipase, Bilirubin, Albumin, Prealbumin,
• Protein, Ammonia.
• Renal labs/values: Creatinine, Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), Urine Output, Urine Specific Gravity, Urine Osmolality,
• Serum Osmolality
• Endocrine labs/values: T3, T4, TSH, Blood glucose ranges (includes Diabetes diagnosis criteria, Hypoglycemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemic-
• Hyperosmolar State).
• Medications: Digoxin, Lithium, Phenytoin
• Others: Intracranial Pressure (ICP), Intraocular Pressure (IOP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), C-Reactive Protein (CRP), HIV/AIDs stages.

NOTE: Many lab values contained in these flashcards can also be found in other Level Up RN flashcards when they are key to the material. These flashcards consolidates all of the nursing lab values into one place and provides a more comprehensive review for each value set. Lab values vary slightly from one source to another. Therefore, your textbook or professor may have slightly different lab value ranges from the lab value ranges contained in these flashcards. Our cards are matte on back, so you can feel free to write in alternative ranges/values if necessary! On Nursing exams, if you are given a lab value that is out-of-range, it will typically be VERY out-of-range. So, slight differences in expected lab value ranges should not impact your ability to recognize out-of-range lab values on exams. All of our lab value ranges were cross-referenced against multiple nursing textbooks, .gov websites, and other peer-reviewed sources to bring you the most accurate and well-established ranges.