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Hemoglobin (Hgb)
Protein in RBC's that carries O2
Hematocit (Hct)
Measure percentage of RBC in blood
Low Value Hct
Destruction of RBC
High Value Hct
Low O2 (Hypoxia), dehydration
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
measures the amount of nitrogen in your blood that comes from waste product urea
High Level BUN
Renals not working
High protein intake
Inadequate fluid intake
Poor circulation
Low Value BUN
Liver disease or damage
Malnutrition
Creatinine (Creat)
Waste product of creatine which is found in the muscle.
Gives an estimate of renal filter waste
High Creat Level
Warn of possible malfunction or failure of the kidneys
Platelet (Plt)
They are smaller than RBC and WBC and help the blood to clot
International Normalized Ratio
Measure velocity of blood
Low value INR
Higher risk of clots
High Value of INR
Risk of bleeding
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
Time for blood to clot
Prothrombine Time (PT)
measure time it takes for plasma to clot
Troponin
Used to detect myocardial injury
High levles of Troponin
Lvl > 2.0 - MI has happened or going to happen
.5 - 2.0 - Inidcate unstable angina, other heard disorders, chronic kidney failure
Author
ICT2011
ID
93266
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Lab Values
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Blood Lab Values
Updated
2011-07-07T12:42:52Z
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