|
LAB /
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
|
NORMAL
VALUE
|
||
|
ARTERIAL
BLOOD GASES
|
|||
|
pH
|
7.35-7.45
|
||
|
HCO3
|
22-26 mmol/L
|
||
|
PCO2
|
35-45 mmHg
|
||
|
PO2
|
75-100 mmHg
|
||
|
SO2 /
O2SAT
|
96-100%
|
||
|
BLOOD
CHEMISTRY
|
|||
|
Albumin
|
3.5-5.0 g/dL
|
||
|
Glucose
|
80-120 mg/dL
|
||
|
SERUM
ELECTROLYTES
|
|||
|
K
|
3.5-5.0 mEq/L
|
||
|
Na
|
135-145 mEq/L
|
||
|
Ca
|
8.5-10.5 mg/dL
|
||
|
Mg
|
1.5-2.0 mEq/L
|
||
|
Cl
|
100-106 mEq/L
|
||
|
HEMATOLOGY
|
|||
|
RBC
|
M
|
4.6-6.2 M/cu mm
|
|
|
F
|
4.2-5.9 M/cu mm
|
||
|
RBC
Lifespan
|
80-120 days
|
||
|
Hematocrit
|
M
|
45-52%
|
|
|
F
|
37-48%
|
||
|
Hemoglobin
|
M
|
13-18 g/dL
|
|
|
F
|
12-16 g/dL
|
||
|
WBC
|
4,000-10,000/cu mm
|
||
|
Platelet
|
150,000-300,000/cu mm
|
||
|
COAGULATION
TESTS
|
|||
|
PT
***warfarin***
|
10-12 sec
|
||
|
APTT
***heparin***
|
21-35 sec
|
||
|
Bleeding
Time
|
3-7 min
|
||
|
LIVER
FUNCTION TESTS
|
|||
|
SGOT
/ AST
|
M
|
15-40 U/L
|
|
|
F
|
13-35 U/L
|
||
|
SGPT
/ ALT
|
M
|
10-40 U/L
|
|
|
F
|
7-35 U/L
|
||
|
Total
Bilirubin
|
0.3-1.2 mg/dL
|
||
|
KIDNEY
FUNCTION TESTS
|
|||
|
Urine
Output
|
30-60 cc/hr
|
||
|
BUN
|
6-23 mg/Dl
|
||
|
Creatinine
|
15-25 mg/kg of body
weight/day
|
||
|
Uric
Acid
|
M
|
4.0-9.0 mg/dL
|
|
|
F
|
3.0-6.5 mg/dL
|
||
|
METABOLIC
WASTES
|
|||
|
Ammonia
|
12-55 μmol/L
|
||
|
Lactic
Acid
|
0.6-1.8 mEq/L
|
||
|
Uric
Acid
|
3.0-7.0 mg/dL
|
||
|
LIPID
PANEL
|
|||
|
Total
Cholesterol
|
< 200 mg/dL
|
||
|
HDL
|
30-75 mg/dL
|
||
|
LDL
|
< 130 mg/dL
|
||
|
Triglycerides
|
40-150 mg/dL
|
||
|
CARDIAC
MARKERS
|
|||
|
CPK-MB
|
0-5 ng/mL
|
||
|
Troponin
I
|
0-0.1 ng/mL
|
||
|
HEMODYNAMICS
|
|||
|
Mean
Arterial Pressure
|
70-90 mmHg
|
||
|
Pulse
Pressure
|
30-40 mmHg
|
||
|
Cardiac
Output
|
4-8 L/min
|
||
|
Central
Venous Pressure
|
2-6 mmHg
|
||
|
Pulmonary
Artery Wedge Pressure
|
10-15 mmHg
|
||
|
Pulmonary
Capillary Wedge Pressure
|
4-12 mmHg
|
||
|
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
|
|||
|
SA
Node Firing Rate
|
60-100 bpm
|
||
|
AV
Node Firing Rate
|
40-60 bpm
|
||
|
THERAPEUTIC
VALUES
|
|||
|
Digoxin
|
0.5-2.0 μg/L
|
||
|
Lithium
|
0.6-1.2 mEq/L
|
||
|
Phenytoin
|
10-20 μg/mL
|
||
|
DISEASE
MARKERS
|
|||
|
CA
125
***cancer***
|
< 35 U/mL
|
||
|
AFP
***hepatocarcinoma***
|
200-400 mg/dL
|
||
|
VMA
(Vanillylmandelic Acid)
***pheochromocytoma***
|
1.4-6.5mg/24hr
|
||
|
Prostate
Specific Antigen
***prostate
cancer***
|
<4 ml="" ng="" span="">
|
||
|
ESR
***inflammation***
|
0-15 mm/hr
|
||
|
C-Reactive
Protein (CRP)
***inflammation***
|
0-4.9 mg/L
|
||
|
Rheumatoid
Factor
***rheumatoid
arthritis***
|
0-20 IU/mL
|
||
|
Blood
Alcohol Level
|
<0 .03="" span="">
|
||
|
PEDIATRIC
RESPIRATORY FUNCTION
|
|||
|
L:S
Ratio
|
2:1
|
||
|
BLOOD
LOSS
|
|||
|
NSVD
|
500cc
|
||
|
CS
|
1000cc
|
||
|
Monthly
Menses
|
¼ cup or 30-50 cc
|
||
|
MUCOSAL
PH
|
|||
|
Vagina
|
4.5-5.5
|
||
|
Stomach
|
< 4.0
|
||
|
OPTOMETRY
|
|||
|
IOP
|
10-21 mmHg
|
||
|
Normal
Vision
|
20/20
|
||
|
Legally
Blind
|
200/20
|
||
|
CEREBROSPINAL
FLUID
|
|||
|
ICP
|
4-10 mmHg
|
||
|
CSF
Amount
|
150 mL
|
||
|
CSF
Pressure
|
75-150 mmH2O
|
||
|
PHYSICAL
ASSESSMENT
|
|||
|
CRT
|
2-3 sec
|
||
|
Bowel
Sounds
|
5-35 per minute
|
||
|
Rinne
Test
|
AC > BC
|
||
|
Webber
Test
|
BC > AC
|
||
|
# of
Permanent Teeth
|
32
|
||
|
# of
Ribs
|
12 pairs
|
||
|
# of
Vertebrae
|
Cervical
|
8
|
|
|
Thoracic
|
12
|
||
|
Lumbar
|
5
|
||
|
Sacral
|
5
|
||
|
Coccyx
|
1
|
||
|
# of
Bones
|
Child
|
260
|
|
|
Adult
|
206
|
||
|
# of
Muscles
|
620
|
||
|
REPRODUCTIVE
|
|||
|
Ejaculation
Volume
|
3-5 mL
|
||
|
Sperm
Count
|
20-200 M/mL
|
||
|
SPECIFIC
DIAGNOSTICS
|
|||
|
Tourniquet
|
<20 inch="" petechiae="" span="" sq="">
|
||
|
Mantoux
|
<10mm 48-72="" hrs="" in="" span="">
|
||
|
Sweat
Chloride
|
<60 meq="" span="">
|
||
|
LABOR
& DELIVERY
|
|||
|
Lochia
|
Rubra
|
1-3 days
|
|
|
Serosa
|
4-7 days
|
||
|
Alba
|
8-10 days
|
||
|
Term
Labor
|
37-42 weeks
|
||
|
Age
of Viability
|
20 weeks
|
||
|
Amniotic
Fluid
|
800-1,200 mL
|
||
|
Cervical
Dilation
|
Latent
|
0-3 cm
|
|
|
Active
|
4-7 cm
|
||
|
Transition
|
8-10 cm
|
||
|
Head
Circumference
|
34-35 cm
|
||
|
Chest
Circumference
|
32-33 cm
|
||
|
Length
|
46-54 cm
|
||
|
Weight
|
2.5-3.4 kg
|
||
|
MIXTURES
|
|||
|
ORESOL
|
1L H2O: 1tsp salt : 8
tsp sugar
|
||
|
Benedict’s
Test
|
5mL Benedict’s +
8-10 drops urine
|
||
|
Saline
Solution
|
1 L H2O + 2 tsp salt
|
||
|
Paraffin
Wax
|
7:1 (wax : mineral oil)
|
||
|
PREGNANCY
WEIGHT GAIN
|
|||
|
1st Trimester
|
1 lb/mo
|
||
|
2nd Trimester
|
1 lb/wk
|
||
|
3rd Trimester
|
1 lb/wk
|
||
|
STAFFING
|
|||
|
AM
Shift
|
45%
|
||
|
PM
Shift
|
37%
|
||
|
Night
Shift
|
18%
|
||
|
RESEARCH
|
|||
|
Null
Hypothesis Alpha
|
0.05
|
||
|
SPECIMEN
|
AMOUNT
TO COLLECT
|
|
|
Sputum
|
15-30 mL
|
|
|
Semen
|
3-5 mL
|
|
|
Stool
|
Formed
|
1 inch
|
|
Liquid
|
15 mL
|
|
|
Urine
|
Clean
|
15-30 mL
|
|
Sterile
|
5 mL
|
|
|
Centesis
|
3-5 mL
|
|
|
AGE
GROUP
|
NORMAL
RANGE
|
|
PULSE
RATE
|
|
|
Newborn
|
100-170 bpm
|
|
1 yr
|
80-170 bpm
|
|
3 yr
|
80-130 bpm
|
|
6 yr
|
75-120 bpm
|
|
Adult
|
60-100 bpm
|
|
RESPIRATORY
RATE
|
|
|
Newborn
|
30-50 bpm
|
|
1 yr
|
20-40 bpm
|
|
3 yr
|
20-30 bpm
|
|
6 yr
|
16-22 bpm
|
|
Adult
|
12-20 bpm
|
|
BLOOD
PRESSURE
|
|
|
Newborn
|
65-95/30-60
|
|
1 yr
|
65-115/40-80
|
|
3 yr
|
75-120/45-85
|
|
6 yr
|
85-115/50-65
|
|
Adult
|
90-120/60-80
|
SOURCES:
Davis' Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Maternal and Child Health Nursing by A. Pilliteri
Mosby's PDQ for Nursing
and other various source...
Davis' Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Maternal and Child Health Nursing by A. Pilliteri
Mosby's PDQ for Nursing
and other various source...
