NCLEX Normal Lab Values
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NCLEX-RN2012 on June 19, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 8 to 25 mg/dl | Blood urea Nitrogen |
| blood urea nitrogen | blood test to determine amount of nitrogen in blood in form of urea, a waste product normally excreted in urine in ref to kidney function |
| 0.6 to 1.5mg/dl | Creatinine |
| creatinine | 0.5-1.2 critical >7.4, renal insufficiency if 1.5-3, waste product of muscle metabolism filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and excreted in urine |
| 135 to 145 mmol/L | Sodium |
| sodium | an electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys |
| 3.5 to 5.5 mEq/L | Potassium |
| Potassium | helps build protein; maintains fluids; helps nerves communicate; helps muscles contract |
| 97 to 110 mmol/L | Chloride |
| chloride | anion. Required for hydrochloric acid, fluid balance, and pH. Most abundant anion in extracellular space. |
| 65 to 115 mg/dl | Glucose ( Fasting plasma) |
| 13.8 to 17.2 g/dl | Hemoglobin Male |
| 12.1 to 15.1 g/d | Hemoglobin Female |
| 40.7% to 50.3% | Hematocrit Male |
| 36.1% to 44.3% | Hematocrit Female |
| hemoglobin | iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery to cells |
| hematocrit | the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit |
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