NCLEX Cram Sheet
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1. Lab Values Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Cardiac Labs
Basil Metabolic Panel (BMP) pH: 7.35-7.45 Troponin: <0.012 mcg/L
Sodium (Na): 135-145 mEq/L • <7.35 = acidosis CK-MP: 0-6%
• Hyponatremia – low • >7.45 = alkalosis BNP: <100 pg/mL
• Hypernatremia – high PaCO2: 35-45 mm Hg
Potassium (K): 3.5-5.3 mEq/L • <35 = alkalosis Urinalysis
• Hypokalemia – low • >45 = acidosis Color: straw (cloudiness may be due to
• Hyperkalemia – high HCO3: 22-26 mEq/L phosphates/urates)
Calcium (Ca): 9-11 mg/dL (total), • <22 = acidosis Turbidity: clear
4.5-5.6 mg/dL (ionized) • >26 = alkalosis Specific Gravity: 1.001-1.02
Chloride (Cl): 95-105 mEq/L PaO2: 80-100% • Low: sickle cell, DM, diabetes insipi-
Albumin: 3.9-5.0 g/dL Oxygen saturation: > 95% dus
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP): 44-147 Dipstick: pH 4.5-7.5
IU/L Protein: negative
ALT: 8-37 IU/L • Positive: nephritic syndrome, renal
AST: 10-34 IU/L tubular disease, pyelonephritis, and
BUN: 7-20 mg/dL polycystic kidney disease
CO2: 20-29 mmol/L Sugar: negative
Creatinine: 0.8-1.4 mg/dL Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC) • Positive: diabetes or other endocrine
Glucose: 70-100 mg/dL RBC: Male = 4.5-6.0 µL; diseases
Total bilirubin: 0.2-1.9 mg/dL Female = 4.0-5.0 µL Acetone/ketones: negative
Total protein: 6.3-7.9 g/dL WBCs: 3.5-10 x 103/mm3 • Positive: non controlled diabetes, alco-
Hgb: Male = 13.5-18.0 g/dL holism, starvation
Female = 12.0-16.0 g/dL Bile: negative
Hct: Male = 40-54%
, Female = 36-46%
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1. Lab Values Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Cardiac Labs
Basil Metabolic Panel (BMP) pH: 7.35-7.45 Troponin: <0.012 mcg/L
Sodium (Na): 135-145 mEq/L • <7.35 = acidosis CK-MP: 0-6%
• Hyponatremia – low • >7.45 = alkalosis BNP: <100 pg/mL
• Hypernatremia – high PaCO2: 35-45 mm Hg
Potassium (K): 3.5-5.3 mEq/L • <35 = alkalosis Urinalysis
• Hypokalemia – low • >45 = acidosis Color: straw (cloudiness may be due to
• Hyperkalemia – high HCO3: 22-26 mEq/L phosphates/urates)
Calcium (Ca): 9-11 mg/dL (total), • <22 = acidosis Turbidity: clear
4.5-5.6 mg/dL (ionized) • >26 = alkalosis Specific Gravity: 1.001-1.02
Chloride (Cl): 95-105 mEq/L PaO2: 80-100% • Low: sickle cell, DM, diabetes insipi-
Albumin: 3.9-5.0 g/dL Oxygen saturation: > 95% dus
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP): 44-147 Dipstick: pH 4.5-7.5
IU/L Protein: negative
ALT: 8-37 IU/L • Positive: nephritic syndrome, renal
AST: 10-34 IU/L tubular disease, pyelonephritis, and
BUN: 7-20 mg/dL polycystic kidney disease
CO2: 20-29 mmol/L Sugar: negative
Creatinine: 0.8-1.4 mg/dL Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC) • Positive: diabetes or other endocrine
Glucose: 70-100 mg/dL RBC: Male = 4.5-6.0 µL; diseases
Total bilirubin: 0.2-1.9 mg/dL Female = 4.0-5.0 µL Acetone/ketones: negative
Total protein: 6.3-7.9 g/dL WBCs: 3.5-10 x 103/mm3 • Positive: non controlled diabetes, alco-
Hgb: Male = 13.5-18.0 g/dL holism, starvation
Female = 12.0-16.0 g/dL Bile: negative
Hct: Male = 40-54%
, Female = 36-46%
