ANCC PMHNP LAB VALUES EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ANCC PMHNP LAB VALUES EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS T4, FREE THYROXINE - Answer ️️ -0.8-2.8 Increased In Graves Decreased In Hypothyroidism TSH - Answer ️️ -2- 10 mu/l Normal values can range from 0.4 - 4.0 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter), Calcium, Ca++ - Answer ️️ -8.8-10.5 <7.0, tetany >11.0, hyperparathyroidism >13.5, hypercalcemic coma, metastatic cancer Sodium, Na+ - Answer ️️ -135-148 mEq/L hypernatremia - Answer ️️ -dehydration hypovolemia diabetes insipidus eating too much salt gastroenteritis drugs such as adrenocorticosteroids, methyldopa, hydrazine, cough meds hyponatremia - Answer ️️ -drugs such as lithium, vasopressin, diuretics addisons renal disorder gi fluid loss Magnesium, Mg - Answer ️️ -1.3 - 2.1 mEq/L lithium can increase hypomagnesemia - Answer ️️ -depression, confusion, irritability,nystagmus, tetany, convulsions, ataxia, increased reflexes, muscle weakness hypermagnesemia - Answer ️️ -N/V, respiratory depression, hypotension, depressed skeletal muscle contraction and nerve function, bradycardia Potassium, K+ - Answer ️️ -3.5-5.1 mEq/L hyperkalemia - Answer ️️ -chronic marijuana use can elevate potassium Chloride, Cl - Answer ️️ -98 - 106 passive transport through sodium major anion in the extracellular fluid Liver - ALT - Answer ️️ -5 - 35 U/L - depakote can increase, safe to use up to 2 times normal limit Liver - AST - Answer ️️ -5 - 40 U/L slight elevation can occur in DT's depakote can increase, safe to use up to 2 times norm