Lab Values

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

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Lab Values

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Blood Lab Values

Updated

2011-07-07T12:42:52Z

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