Measure of Blood-Glucose Bound to hgb Normal=4.0-5.5%
Pt - Prothrombin Time
effectiveness of drugs like cumadin, other anticoagulants
Ptt - Partial thromboplastin time
effectiveness of heparin
Patient not taking coagulants - common times
Pt - 10-13 seconds
Ptt - 25-39 seconds
INR - less than 2 seconds
Hyponatremia
loss of water
decrease in sodium
Mr. Jones comes in and has an electrolyte sodium level of 110mLqL. Is this normal, why or why not?
No this is not normal his sodium level is too low and should be between 135-145mlqL
Ms. Reed who has been diagnosed with bone disease has to be monitored closely for her calcium levels. Today her calcium level is 6.2...is this normal? Why or why not?
No her calcium level should be between 8.2 and 10.2.