ABCs of the ABG, BMP and CBC Exam
Questions And Answers Latest 2025
Objectives -
correct answer ✅Determine appropriate use of laboratory testing
Identify and interpret commonly used laboratory parameters for
medications and disease states
Analyze laboratory data for critical drug monitoring
Assess response to therapy based on changes in laboratory
parameters
Identify critical values and discuss potential plans of action
Match the laboratory parameter to the appropriate medication or
disease state
Important Things to Remember -
correct answer ✅Only draw if needed to make clinical decision.
How is this going to help us?
Trends. Treat high or low lab values and prevent them from coming
out of bounds. Giving potassium with Lasix for ex.
Does it make sense? Lvls are high but noting out of the ordinary like
high pot with ace inhibitor. Is the lab real? Was it drawn on the
wrong person? Was their a sample collection error? Did the red
blood cells split open and give us false lvls.
What does this result mean clinically? -
Could this be an error?
, ABCs of the ABG, BMP and CBC Exam
Questions And Answers Latest 2025
Normal Values -
correct answer ✅General ranges
Varied per lab
Different laboratory methods
Different reagents
Normal vs. Abnormal
Critical - flagged and contact nurse and determine an action - vanco
will call pharmacist and maybe provider for weird potassium lvls
Electrolytes -
correct answer ✅Calcium: Ca
Magnesium: Mg
Phosphate: PO4
Glucose
BUN
SCr
CO2
CL
K
Questions And Answers Latest 2025
Objectives -
correct answer ✅Determine appropriate use of laboratory testing
Identify and interpret commonly used laboratory parameters for
medications and disease states
Analyze laboratory data for critical drug monitoring
Assess response to therapy based on changes in laboratory
parameters
Identify critical values and discuss potential plans of action
Match the laboratory parameter to the appropriate medication or
disease state
Important Things to Remember -
correct answer ✅Only draw if needed to make clinical decision.
How is this going to help us?
Trends. Treat high or low lab values and prevent them from coming
out of bounds. Giving potassium with Lasix for ex.
Does it make sense? Lvls are high but noting out of the ordinary like
high pot with ace inhibitor. Is the lab real? Was it drawn on the
wrong person? Was their a sample collection error? Did the red
blood cells split open and give us false lvls.
What does this result mean clinically? -
Could this be an error?
, ABCs of the ABG, BMP and CBC Exam
Questions And Answers Latest 2025
Normal Values -
correct answer ✅General ranges
Varied per lab
Different laboratory methods
Different reagents
Normal vs. Abnormal
Critical - flagged and contact nurse and determine an action - vanco
will call pharmacist and maybe provider for weird potassium lvls
Electrolytes -
correct answer ✅Calcium: Ca
Magnesium: Mg
Phosphate: PO4
Glucose
BUN
SCr
CO2
CL
K
