Answers
BUN levels Correct answers 10-20
WBC levels Correct answers 5,000-10,000
Serum creatinine levels Correct answers males 0.6-1.2; females 0.5-1.1
Therapeutic digoxin levels Correct answers 0.8-2.0
HbA1c levels Correct answers 4%-6%
Fasting glucose levels Correct answers 70-105
HDL levels Correct answers males 35-65; females 35-85
Total serum cholesterol levels Correct answers less than 200
LDL levels Correct answers less than 130
ABG values [pH, PCO2, HCO3] Correct answers pH 7.35-7.45
PCO2 35-45
HCO3 21-28
Phosphorus levels Correct answers 3-4.5
Platelet levels Correct answers 150,000-400,000
,apt levels; therapeutic level? Correct answers 30-40 seconds; therapeutic is 1.5 to 2 times the normal
INR levels Correct answers 0.7-1.8
Therapeutic level for INR with anticoagulant therapy Correct answers 2-3
PT levels; therapeutic level? Correct answers 11-12.5 seconds; therapeutic is 1.5 to 2 times the normal
Chloride levels Correct answers 98-106
Calcium levels Correct answers 9-10.5
Diseases that require airborne precautions Correct answers measles, TB, herpes zoster and varicella
Heparin antidote Correct answers protamine sulfate
Coumadin antidote Correct answers vitamin k
Digoxin antidote Correct answers Digi bind
Alcohol withdrawal antidote Correct answers Librium (chlordiazepoxide)
Potassium levels Correct answers 3.5-5
Sodium levels Correct answers 136-145
Magnesium sulfate antidote Correct answers calcium gluconate
, Magnesium levels Correct answers 1.3-2.1
Diseases for droplet precautions [SPIDERMAN]Correct answers S - scarlet fever; sepsis
P - pneumonia; pertussis
I - influenza
D - diphtheria
E - epiglottitis
R - rubella
M - mumps; meningitis
AN - adenovirus
Risk factors of metabolic alkalosis Correct answers ingestion of antacids; GI suction; hypokalemia;
blood transfusion; prolonged vomiting; total parenteral nutrition
A cause of metabolic acidosis Correct answers diarrhea [acidosis - from the ass]; fever; hypoxia;
starvation; seizure; kidney failure; diabetic ketoacidosis; dehydration
Hemoglobin levels Correct answers males 14-18; females 12-16
Hematocrit levels Correct answers males 42%-52%; females 37%-47%
ESR levels Correct answers less than 20
Glucose levels [urinalysis]Correct answers less than 0.5g/day
Specific gravity [urinalysis]Correct answers 1.005-1.025
Therapeutic lithium levels Correct answers 0.4-1.4