NUR 514 LAB VALUES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

Hemoglobin - ANSWER Male: 14-18 g/dL Female: 12-16 g/dL Hematocrit - ANSWER Men: 42-52% Women: 37-47% Red blood cells (RBCs) - ANSWER Men: 4.6-6.2 million/mm3 Women: 4.2-5.4 million/mm3 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - ANSWER < or equal to 20 mm/hr Leukocytes - ANSWER 5,000-10,000/mm3 (WBC) Platelets - ANSWER 150,000-400,000/mm3 Prothrombin Time (PT) - ANSWER Men: 11-12.5 seconds Women: Therapeutic 1.5-2 X normal or control Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) - ANSWER Men: 30-40 sec Women: Therapeutic 1.5-2 X normal or control INR - ANSWER Men: 0.8-1.1 critical value >5 Women: Theraputic 2-3X normal Sodium - ANSWER 136-145 mEq/L Potassium - ANSWER 3.5-5.0 mEq/L Chloride - ANSWER 98-106 mEq/L Bicarbonate (HCO3) - ANSWER 22-26 mEq/L total calcium - ANSWER 9.0-10.5 mg/dL Phosphorus/Phosphate - ANSWER 3.0-4.5 mg/dL Magn