NCLEX LAB VALUES Exam with accurate detailed || || || || || || ||
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LAB VALUE LEVELS - ✔✔LEVEL A - Abnormal, Low Priority, Nothing you really need to do
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about it. ||
LEVEL B - Abnormal, Medium Priority need to be concerned but just have to watch them closely
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before intervening.
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LEVEL C - High Priority, Needs to be handled immediately and reported asap!
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LEVEL D - HIGHEST PRIORITY YOU CAN HAVE!!!!! || || || || || || ||
CREATININE - ✔✔best indicator of kidney or renal function. || || || || || || || ||
Sereum Creatinine 0.6 - 1.2 || || || ||
Same numbers as the LITHIUM RANGE
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Abnormal Creatinine is LEVEL A || || || ||
Never PRIORITIZE AS A HIGH PRIORITY PATIENT!!!!!!!
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Only PRIORIRTY If they having a test with a CONTRAST DYE PROCEDURE!!!!!!!! Call
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doctor a few hours after. || || || ||
INR - ✔✔Monitors Coumadin therapy.
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2-3 Normal Range anywhere in 2s and 3s
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4 and above is a C HIGH PRIORITY!
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You CANNOT IGNORE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!
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Vitamin K antidote for Coumadin || || || ||
, What are our steps for HIGH PRIORITY LAB VALUES - ✔✔When LAB VALUES are High
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PRIORITY!!!!!!
ALWAYS HOLD!!! ||
THEN ASSESS!!!! (Focused Assessment on area lab value is causing problem!)
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PREPARE!!!!!!
CALL!!!!!!!
POTASSIUM - ✔✔Indicator that something is wrong. || || || || || ||
3.5 - 5.3 FLIP THEM TO REMEMBER!!!!!!!
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Lower than 3.5 is a C LEVEL || || || || || ||
Assess HEART ||
PREPARE TO ADMINSITER POTASSIUM || || ||
5.4-5.9 HIGH, C LEVEL || || ||
HOLD POTASSIUM ||
ASSESS
CALL DOC ||
IF POTASSIUM IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 6 D LEVEL!!!!! PATIENT CAN
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DIE!!!!!! HOLD ASSESS PREPARE CALL STAT!!!! MANY TEAM MEMBERS || || || || || || || || ||
INVOLVED!!!! STAY WITH YOUR PATIENT!!!! YOU CANNOT LEAVE THE BEDSIDE OF || || || || || || || || || || ||
A D!!!!!!!!!!!
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PH - ✔✔7.35 -7.45 || || ||
PH in the LOW 6s is a D
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6 usually means DEATH!
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Don't worry about HIGH levels. || || || ||
Assess VITAL SIGNS make sure still alive! || || || || || ||
As PH GOES DOWN PATIENT GOES DOWN!
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PH is ACID BALANCE || || ||
solutions
LAB VALUE LEVELS - ✔✔LEVEL A - Abnormal, Low Priority, Nothing you really need to do
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about it. ||
LEVEL B - Abnormal, Medium Priority need to be concerned but just have to watch them closely
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before intervening.
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LEVEL C - High Priority, Needs to be handled immediately and reported asap!
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LEVEL D - HIGHEST PRIORITY YOU CAN HAVE!!!!! || || || || || || ||
CREATININE - ✔✔best indicator of kidney or renal function. || || || || || || || ||
Sereum Creatinine 0.6 - 1.2 || || || ||
Same numbers as the LITHIUM RANGE
|| || || || ||
Abnormal Creatinine is LEVEL A || || || ||
Never PRIORITIZE AS A HIGH PRIORITY PATIENT!!!!!!!
|| || || || || ||
Only PRIORIRTY If they having a test with a CONTRAST DYE PROCEDURE!!!!!!!! Call
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
doctor a few hours after. || || || ||
INR - ✔✔Monitors Coumadin therapy.
|| || || ||
2-3 Normal Range anywhere in 2s and 3s
|| || || || || || ||
4 and above is a C HIGH PRIORITY!
|| || || || || || ||
You CANNOT IGNORE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!
|| || || ||
Vitamin K antidote for Coumadin || || || ||
, What are our steps for HIGH PRIORITY LAB VALUES - ✔✔When LAB VALUES are High
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PRIORITY!!!!!!
ALWAYS HOLD!!! ||
THEN ASSESS!!!! (Focused Assessment on area lab value is causing problem!)
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PREPARE!!!!!!
CALL!!!!!!!
POTASSIUM - ✔✔Indicator that something is wrong. || || || || || ||
3.5 - 5.3 FLIP THEM TO REMEMBER!!!!!!!
|| || || || || ||
Lower than 3.5 is a C LEVEL || || || || || ||
Assess HEART ||
PREPARE TO ADMINSITER POTASSIUM || || ||
5.4-5.9 HIGH, C LEVEL || || ||
HOLD POTASSIUM ||
ASSESS
CALL DOC ||
IF POTASSIUM IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 6 D LEVEL!!!!! PATIENT CAN
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
DIE!!!!!! HOLD ASSESS PREPARE CALL STAT!!!! MANY TEAM MEMBERS || || || || || || || || ||
INVOLVED!!!! STAY WITH YOUR PATIENT!!!! YOU CANNOT LEAVE THE BEDSIDE OF || || || || || || || || || || ||
A D!!!!!!!!!!!
||
PH - ✔✔7.35 -7.45 || || ||
PH in the LOW 6s is a D
|| || || || || || ||
6 usually means DEATH!
|| || ||
Don't worry about HIGH levels. || || || ||
Assess VITAL SIGNS make sure still alive! || || || || || ||
As PH GOES DOWN PATIENT GOES DOWN!
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PH is ACID BALANCE || || ||
