Lab Values

Hello, future nurses!

We all know that as Student Nurses, memorizing values, drug names, side effects, etc is all we do. Nursing school is full of information that we HAVE to know in order to take care of our patients and it can seem overwhelming.

I was doing some research on the NCLEX and came across this information! This comes directly from the NCLEX study guide!

If you are looking for something quick to refer to or easy to study, here you go!

Serum Electrolytes

• Calcium: 8.5–10.9mg/L

• Chloride: 98-107

• Magnesium: 1.6-2.6 mg/dL

• Phosphorus:2.5–4.5mg/dL

• Potassium: 3.5-5.1

• Sodium: 135-145 mEq/L

Hematology Values

• RBC: 4.5–5.0million

• WBC: 5,000–10,000

• Platlets: 200,000–400,000

• Hemoglobin: 12–16 g/dL Women; 14–18 g/dL Men

• Hematocrit: 37 – 48% Women; 45 – 52% Men

Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)

• pH: 7.35-7.45

• pCO2: 35-45 mEq/L

• HCO3: 24-26 mEq/L

• pO2: 80-100%

Chemistry Values

• Glucose: 70–110 mg/dL

• Specific gravity: 1.010–1.030

• BUN: 7–22m g/dL

• Serum creatinine: 0.6–1.35 mg/dL (< 2 in older adults)

• LDH: 100–190 U/L

• CPK: 21–232 U/L

• Uric acid: 3.5–7.5 mg/dL

• Triglyceride: 40–50 mg/dL

• Totalcholesterol:130–200 mg/dL

• Bilirubin: <1.0 mg/dL

• Protein: 6.2–8.1 g/dL

• Albumin: 3.4–5.0 g/dL