Lab values

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• Calcium 

• Normal: 4.5-5.4mEq/L

• High: Hypercalcemia

• Low: Hypocalcemia

• Chloride

• 95-103mEq/L

• High: Hyperchloremia

• Low: Hypochloremia

• Potassium

• 3.8-5mEq/L

• High: Hyperkalemia

• Low: Hypokalemia

• Sodium

• 135-145mEq/L

• High: Hypernatremia

• Low: Hyponatremia

• Red Blood Cells

• 4-5 million

• High: polycythemia

• Polycythemia can cause: A high hematocrit level

• Low: Anemia

• Anemia can cause: A deficiency of various vitamins

• Anion Gap

• Difference between cations (+) and anions (-)

• Abnormal anion gap can indicate: metabolic acidosis

• White blood cells

• Abnormal is usually greater then 16

• Normal range: 4,000-11,000

• High: Leukocytosis

• Low: Leukopenia 

• Eosinophils Basophils Neutrophils Lymphosites

• Glucose

• Normal: around 100

• High: Hyperglycemia

• Low: Hypoglycemia

• BNP Enzyme

• Normal is less than 100

• Abnormal indicates CHF.

• The higher the level the worse the CHF

• Hematocrit

• 45%

• Hemoglobin

• 14-16%

• BUN

• 7-21mg/dl

• If BUN and creatinine are high it can be liver disease. If just 1 it can be dehydration

• Creatinine

• 0.7-1.4mg/dl

• Sweat  Chloride

• 60-80

• High=CF

• Eosinophils= 0-6% of WBC