bmcc- nur 411- Labs Questions With Complete Solutions

bmcc- nur 411- Labs Questions With Complete Solutions

Activated partial throboplastin time (aPTT)-Lab Values Correct
Answers 25-35secs; High= Deficiency factors, I, II, V, VIII, IX
and X, XI, XII; hemophilia, liver disease, heparin therapy;

Alanine Amino-Transferase (ALT)-Lab Values Correct
Answers 10-40 U/L; High= Liver disease, shock.

Albumin- Lab Values Correct Answers 3.5-5.0g/dL;
High=dehydration; Low= Chronic Liver disease, malabsorption,
malnutrition, nephrotic syndrome.

Alkaline Phosphatase-Lab Values Correct Answers 38-126
U/L; High= High= Bone disease, marked hyperparathyroidism,
obstruction of biliary system, rickets; Low= Excessive vitamin
D ingestion, hypothyroidism.

Ammonia- Lab Values Correct Answers 15-45 mcg N/dL;
High= Severe Liver disease;

Amylase- Lab Values Correct Answers 30-122 U/L; High=
Acute and chronic pancreatitis, mumps (salivary gland diseasse),
perforated ulcers; Low= Acute alcoholism, cirrhosis of liver,
extensive destruction of pancreas.

Arterial pH- Lab Values Correct Answers 7.35-7.45; High=
Alkalosis; Low= Acidosis

, Aspartate Amino-Transferase (AST)-Lab Values Correct
Answers 10-30 U/L; High= Liver disease, myocardial
infarction, pulmonary infarction, acute hepatitis.

Band Neutrophils-Lab Values Correct Answers 0-8%; High=
Acute infections;

Basophils-Lab Values Correct Answers 0-2%; High=
Hypothyroidism, ulcerative colitis, myeloproliferative diseases;
Low= Hyperthyroidism, stress;

Bicarbonate- Lab Values Correct Answers 22-26 mEq/L;
High= Compesated respiratory acidosis, metabolic alkalosis;
Low= Compensated respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis.

Bilirubin (Direct)- Lab Values Correct Answers 0.1-0.3 mg/dL;

Bilirubin (Indirect)- Lab Values Correct Answers 0.1-1.0
mg/dL; High= Biliary obstruction, impaired liver function,
hemolytic anemia, pernicious anemia.

Bilirubin (Total)- Lab Values Correct Answers 0.2-1.2 mg/dL;
High= Biliary obstruction, impaired liver function, hemolytic
anemia, pernicious anemia.

Bleedng Time-Lab Values Correct Answers 2-7 mins; High=
Defective platelet fx, throbocytopenia, von Willebrands's
disease, aspirin ingestion, vascular disease.

BNP (b-Type natriuretic peptide)- Lab Values Correct Answers
<100mcg/L; High= Heart failure.