LAB VALUES

MUST KNOW NCLEX LAB VALUES

Test Abbreviation Value

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)

Male: 14-18 g/dL
Hemoglobin Hgb Female: 12-16 g/dL
Male: 42-52%
Hematocrit Hct Female: 37-47%

White Blood Cell WBC 5-10 mm3

Platelet Count PLT 150-400 mm3

COAGULATION PANEL (COAGS)

Prothrombin Time PT 10-12 sec

International Normalized Ratio INR 0.9-1.2 seconds

Partial thromboplastin time PTT 20-30 sec

Activated partial thromboplastin time APTT 30-40 sec

BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (BMP)

Glucose Glu 70-110 mg/dL

Sodium Na 135-145 mEq/L

Potassium K 3.5-5 mEq/L

Creatinine n/a 0.6-1.2 mg/dL

Blood Urea Nitrogen BUN 10-20 mg/dL

ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG)

pH n/a 7.35-7.45

Carbon Dioxide PCO2 35-45 mm Hg

Partial Pressure Oxygen PO2 80-100 mm Hg

Bicarbonate HCO3 22-28 mEq/L

Oxygen saturation SaO2 95-100%

MISCELLANEOUS
Cholesterol n/a < 200 mg/dL
5.7-6.4% Prediabetes
Glycosylated Hemoglobin Hgb A1C
6.5% Diabetes Mellitus Dx
< 7% treatment goal for diabetics
 LAB VALUES
ADDITIONAL LAB VALUES FOR REFERENCE

Test Abbreviation Value

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)

Male: 4.7-6.1 mm3
Red Blood Cell RBC Female: 4.2-5.4 mm3

COAGULATION PANEL (COAGS)

D-Dimer n/a < 500 ng/mL

COMPLETE METABOLIC PANEL (CMP)

Calcium Ca 9-10.5 mg/dL

Chloride Cl 98-106 mEq/L

Carbon Dioxide venous CO2 22-30 mEq/L

Magnesium Mg 1.5-2.5 mEq/L

Phosphorus Phos 2-4.5 mEq/L

LIVER FUNCTION TEST (LFT)

Alkaline Phosphatase ALP 30-120 IU/L
Total: 0.3-1 mg/dL
Indirect: 0.2-0.8 mg/dL
Bilirubin Bili Direct: 0.1-0.3 mg/dL

Aspartate aminotransferase AST/SGOT 0-35 IU/L

Alanine aminotransferase ALT/SGPT 4-36 IU/mL

100-190 IU/L
Lactic dehydrogenase LDH
15-110 mcg/dL
Ammonia NH3

Protein total n/a 6.4-8.3 g/dL

Albumin n/a 3.5-5 g/dL

PANCREATIC ENZYMES
Amylase n/a 56-190 IU/L

Lipase n/a 0-110 IU/L

Triglycerides
High Density Lipoprotein
LIPID PANEL
Male: 40-160 mg/dL
Trig Female: 35-135 mg/dL
Male: > 45 mg/dL
HDL Female: > 55 mg/dL

Low Density Lipoprotein LDL < 130 mg/dL

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Test Abbreviation Value

THYROID PANEL
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TSH 0.5-5 milli-IU/L

Serum Thyroxine T4 5-12 ng/dL

Serum Triiodothyronine T3 70-220 ng/dL

CARDIAC
Male: 55-170 IU/L
Creatinine phosphokinase CPK
Female: 30-135 IU/L
Cardiac Cell Isoenzyme CPK-MB 0%

Brain and Lung Cell Isoenzyme CPK-BB 0%

Male: 10-95 ng/mL
Myoglobin n/a Female: 10-65 ng/mL

Troponin I TI 0-0.1 ng/mL

Troponin T TT 0-0.2 ng/mL

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide BNP < 100 pg/mL

URINE STUDIES
Specific Gravity n/a 1.005-1.030

Albumin, Protein n/a 50-80 mg

pH n/a 4.6-8

White Blood Cells WBC 0-4

Urine osmolality n/a 100-900

MISCELLANEOUS
Male: 15 mm/hr
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ESR Female: up to 20 mm/hr

C-Reactive Protein CRP < 1.0 mg/dL

Male: 80-180 mcg/dL
Iron n/a Female: 60-160 mcg/dL

Total iron binding capacity TIBC 250-460 mcg/dL

Serum Osmolality n/a 285-295 mOsm/kg H2O

Glomerular Filtration Rate GFR 90-120 mL/min

O2 Content n/a 15-20 vol %

Base Excess n/a 0 ± 2 mEq/L

 THERAPEUTIC DRUG
LEVELS
Drug Therapeutic range Toxic range

Digoxin 0.5-2 ng/mL > 2.2 ng/mL

Lithium 0.6 – 1.2 mEq/L > 1.5 mEq/L

Valproic Acid 50-125 mcg/mL > 125 mcg/mL

Carbamazepine 8-12 mcg/mL > 12 mcg/mL

Phenytoin 10-20 mcg/mL > 30 mcg/mL

Theophylline 10-20 mcg/mL > 20 mcg/mL

Lidocaine 1.5-5 mcg/mL > 5 mcg/mL

Acetaminophen Depends on use > 250 mcg/mL

Amikacin 15-25 mcg/mL > 25 mcg/mL

Gentamicin 5-10 mcg/mL > 12 mcg/mL

Vancomycin 20-40 mcg/mL > 40 mcg/mL