WVU NSG 212 EXAM 4 (FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, LABS) QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)


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-Enzyme in high concentrations in liver
-Men 10-40
-Women 7-35
-Newborns 13-45

,Partial Thromboplastin (PTT)


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-21-25 seconds
-Therapeutic heparin treatment 1.5-2.5x normal
-Low = clots
-High = bleeds




Hemoglobin A1c


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- 5-7%
-Average blood glucose level from 2-3 months prior




Potassium


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-Chief regulator of cellular enzyme activity and water content
-Needed for electrical impulses in heart, skeletal, intestinal, lung tissues
-3.5-5




Aspartate Transaminase (AST)


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, -Enzyme in liver and heart that is released when cells die
-Men 14-20
-Women 10-36




Ascities


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-Third space shift in peritoneal cavity
-Indication of liver disease
-Pulled from vessel (pts have very low pressure)
-Liver disease causes low albumin, cant push fluid back into vessels (colloid
osmotic pressure)




Creatinine (CR)


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-Product of breakdown of muscle
-Men 0.9-1.3
-Women 0.6-1.1
-Children 0.3-1.0




Increased Hematocrit


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, -Decrease in plasma volume = increase in HCT
-Normal hydration = hypoxic, overactive BM, inc muscle oxygen use
-HYDRATE




Thrombocytopenia


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-Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (bruising)
-Children resolve spontaneously, adults chronic
-HIT
-DIC




Lymphopenia


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-HIV/AIDS
-Steroids
-Autoimmune diseases
-Malnutrition
-TB




Osmosis


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