NCLEX Lab Values

NCLEX Lab Values

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Normal 24 Hour output of urine?
1500cc
Minimum urine output over 24 hour time period?
600CC

* It is OK for the intake to exceed the output by 500cc
BUN
7 - 18 mg/dL
Creatinine (CR)
0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL
Urine Specific Gravity
1.010 - 1.030

- measures the concentration of particles in the urine.

Increased urine specific gravity may be due to:

* Dehydration
* Diarrhea
* Excessive sweating
* Glucosuria
* Heart failure (related to decreased blood flow to the kidneys)
* Renal arterial stenosis
* Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
* Vomiting
* Water restriction

Decreased urine specific gravity may be due to:

* Excessive fluid intake
* Diabetes insipidus - central
* Diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic
* Renal failure (that is, loss of ability to reabsorb water)
* Pyelonephritis
WBC
5000 - 10,000

4,500 - 11,000
RBC
4.5 - 6.2 Million

male 4.3 - 5.9 ; female 3.5 - 5.5
HGB
14 - 18
Hgb = carries O2
↑ Hgb = dehydration

male 13.5 - 17.5 g/dL ; female 12 - 16 g/dL
HCT
42 - 52
Hct = volume of packed RBC's
↑ Hct = dehydration
↓ Hct = anemia
How to Hgb & Hct as a guide to Hydration Status
Normal: Hct = 3 x Hgb
Platelets
140,000 - 400,000
ESR
0 - 10 mm/hr

Test for inflammation.
Ca
9 - 11 mg/dl serum
Phosphorus
3.0 - 4.5 mg/dl
Ca-?? relationship
Ex: ↑ Ca, ↓ Ph