REVIEW FILE 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
◉ < 1 mg/dL. Answer: Critical value for Serum Phosphate
◉ < 2.5 meq/L. Answer: Critical value LOWER LIMIT for Serum
Potassium
◉ > 6.5 meg/L. Answer: Critical value UPPER LIMIT for Serum
Potassium
◉ < 120 meq/L. Answer: Critical value LOWER LIMIT for Serum
Sodium
◉ > 160 meq/L. Answer: Critical value UPPER LIMIT for Serum
Sodium
◉ < 10 meq/L. Answer: Critical value LOWER LIMIT for Serum
Bicarbonate
◉ > 40 meq/L. Answer: Critical value UPPER LIMIT for Serum
Bicarbonate
, ◉ < 40 mmHg. Answer: Critical Value for Arterial or Capillary pO2
◉ < 7.2. Answer: Critical value LOWER LIMIT for Arterial pH
◉ > 7.6. Answer: Critical value UPPER LIMIT for Arterial pH
◉ < 20 mmHg. Answer: Critical value LOWER LIMIT for Arterial
pCO2
◉ > 70 mmHg. Answer: Critical value UPPER LIMIT for Arterial
pCO2
◉ Hypernatremia - Excess Water Loss. Answer: Diabetes Insipidus
Renal Tubular Disorder
Prolonged Diarrhea
Profuse Sweating
Severe Burns
◉ Hypernatremia - Decreased Water Intake. Answer: Olde persons
Infant
Mental Impairment