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    This document lists and briefly describes various common lab tests and values that are important for a nurse to understand in their role. It includes common blood tests like complete blood counts, metabolic panels, coagulation tests, and thyroid tests. It also mentions urinalysis findings, microbiology culture tests, drug sensitivity tests, and some specific tests like occult blood and therapeutic drug levels. The nurse needs to understand the meaning and implications of normal and abnormal results for these various lab tests.

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    This document lists and briefly describes various common lab tests and values that are important for a nurse to understand in their role. It includes common blood tests like complete blood counts, metabolic panels, coagulation tests, and thyroid tests. It also mentions urinalysis findings, microbiology culture tests, drug sensitivity tests, and some specific tests like occult blood and therapeutic drug levels. The nurse needs to understand the meaning and implications of normal and abnormal results for these various lab tests.

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    This document lists and briefly describes various common lab tests and values that are important for a nurse to understand in their role. It includes common blood tests like complete blood counts, metabolic panels, coagulation tests, and thyroid tests. It also mentions urinalysis findings, microbiology culture tests, drug sensitivity tests, and some specific tests like occult blood and therapeutic drug levels. The nurse needs to understand the meaning and implications of normal and abnormal results for these various lab tests.

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    Lab Values & meaning that you need to know in N150B

    CBC including differential counts, MCV, MCH, & MCHC


    Chem 7 (BMP or Basic Metabolic Panel) : Na, K, Cl, CO2, Ca, Glucose, Anion gap,
    Bun, Cr,
    Chem 20 (CMP or Comprehensive Metabolic Panel): Chem 7 + total protein,
    Albumin, ALT, AST, ALP, Bilirubin (direct, indirect)
    Other chemistry test items you need to know: Mg, Phosphorus, Ionized Ca,
    Prealbumin, HgbA1c
    Coagulation tests: PT, PTT, INR, D-dimer
    Therapeutic level of Drug: trough and peak level for Vancomycin & Gentamycin,
    Therapeutic level for Digoxin, Dilantin You do not need to memorize each
    therapeutic level of each drug, but need to know if the result is therapeutic, under
    therapeutic, or toxic level when you see results.
    Thyroid tests: TSH,T3, & T4 LEVEL Just need to know the meaning od each test
    and cases of high or low for each item.
    Urinalysis findings need to know normal findings and abnormal findings including
    the meaning of abnormal results.
    Microbiology tests C Diff toxin & other culture tests (blood culture, sputum or
    respiratory culture, urine culture, wound culture)
    Drug sensitivity tests: Need to know which antibiotics is sensitive to the bacteria
    found in the culture result.
    Others Occult Blood test,

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