NURS FUNDAMENTA Fundamentals Of Nursing NCLEX Review Course Archer Review TEST PREP

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NURS FUNDAMENTA Fundamentals Of Nursing NCLEX Review Course Archer Review TEST PREP. Part I - Fundamentals Archer Review - NCLEX Rapid Prep Lab Values Need to know NCLEX numbers! Complete Blood C... ount (CBC) ● Hemoglobin (Hgb) ○ Female: 12-16 g/dL ○ Male: 14-18 g/dL ● Hematocrit (Hct) ○ Female: 37-47% ○ Male: 42-52% ● Red Blood Cells (RBCs) ○ 4.5-5.5 million ● White Blood Cells (WBCs) ○ 5,000 - 10,000 ● Platelets ○ 150,000 - 400,000 Metabolic Panel ● Sodium - 135-145 ● Potassium - 3.5 - 5 ● Calcium - 8.5 - -10.5 ● Magnesium - 1.5 - 2.5 ● Chloride - 95 - 105 ● Phosphorus - 2.5 - 4.5 ● Glucose 70-100 ● BUN - 5 - 20 ● Creatinine - 0.6-1.2 ● GFR - >60 ● Total protein - 6.2 - 8.2 ● Albumin - 3.4 - 5.4 ● Bilirubin - <1 ● Ammonia - 15 - 45 ● AST - 10 - 40 ● ALT - 7 - 56 ● ALP - 40 - 120 Coagulation Panel ● Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ○ Tests the intrinsic coagulation cascade ○ Not on anticoagulants: 30 - 40 seconds ○ On Heparin, ‘therapeutic aPTT’ is 1.5-2.5x normal. ● Prothrombin Time (PT) ○ Tests the extrinsic coagulation cascade ○ 10 - 12 seconds ● International Normalized Ratio (INR) ○ It is calculated from a PT and is used to monitor how well warfarin is working. ○ Not on anticoagulants: <1 ○ Taking warfarin, ‘therapeutic INR’ - 2- [Show More]

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