Nursing Lab Values Exam With Complete
Solution 2024-2025
sodium - ANSWER 135-145 mEq/L
Maintain osmotic pressure and acid-base balance
Assist in the transmission of nerve impulse
Absorbed from the small intestine.
potassium (k) - ANSWER 3.5-5.1 mEq/L
Regulates cellular water ba;ance,electrical conductionin muscle cells.
Used to regulate cardiac, renal, gi function.
Pts with elevated WBC may have altered K levels.
chloride - ANSWER 98-107 mEq/L
Most abundant anion in extracellular fluid
Functions to counter balance cations(sodium)
Aids in digestion and maintaining osmotic pressure
bicarbonate - ANSWER 22-29 mEq/L
responsible for maintaining the ph of body fluids
prolonged tourniquet application prior to blood draw increases bicarb level
aPPT - ANSWER 20-36 SEC
used to moniter heparin ( anticoagulant) therapy
PT - ANSWER male: 9.6-11.8 sec female: 9.5-11.3 sec
measures the amount time it takes for clot formation.
Solution 2024-2025
sodium - ANSWER 135-145 mEq/L
Maintain osmotic pressure and acid-base balance
Assist in the transmission of nerve impulse
Absorbed from the small intestine.
potassium (k) - ANSWER 3.5-5.1 mEq/L
Regulates cellular water ba;ance,electrical conductionin muscle cells.
Used to regulate cardiac, renal, gi function.
Pts with elevated WBC may have altered K levels.
chloride - ANSWER 98-107 mEq/L
Most abundant anion in extracellular fluid
Functions to counter balance cations(sodium)
Aids in digestion and maintaining osmotic pressure
bicarbonate - ANSWER 22-29 mEq/L
responsible for maintaining the ph of body fluids
prolonged tourniquet application prior to blood draw increases bicarb level
aPPT - ANSWER 20-36 SEC
used to moniter heparin ( anticoagulant) therapy
PT - ANSWER male: 9.6-11.8 sec female: 9.5-11.3 sec
measures the amount time it takes for clot formation.
