LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this section, you will have mastered the following learning objectives:
- Give the normal values for each of the following laboratory tests:
Serum sodium
Serum potassium
Serum chloride
CO2 content
Serum calcium
Serum phosphorus
LDH
SGOT
Serum glucose
Bilirubin
BUN
Creatinine
RBC
Hematocrit
Hemoglobin
WBC
Differential - Indicate the importance of each of the following electrolytes in maintaining various body functions:
Serum sodium
Serum potassium
Serum chloride
CO2 content
Serum calcium
Serum phosphorus - Identify clinical conditions that can produce an increase or decrease in each of the following electrolytes:
Serum sodium
Serum potassium
Serum chloride
CO2 content
Serum calcium
Serum phosphorus - Indicate the primary role of glucose in the body.
- Name the primary condition responsible for an elevated serum glucose.
- Recognize clinical conditions that can produce an increase or decrease in each of the following enzymes:
LDH
SGOT - Name the physiologic mechanism responsible for bilirubin production.
- Indicate clinical conditions that can produce an increased bilirubin.
- Describe the normal physiology associated with the production of the following substances:
Urea
Creatinine - Identify the significance of an elevation in the following substances:
BUNM/LI>
Creatinine - Recognize the clinical conditions that can cause the following laboratory manifestations:
Polycythemia
Anemia
Increased hematocrit
Decreased hematocrit
Decreased hemoglobin - Indicate the two measurements that are normally given for the WBCs.
- Identify the role of each of the following types of WBCs and indicate the significance of an increase in each:
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes - Recognize the significance of each of the following microbiology tests:
Gram stain
Culture
Sensitivity
Acid-fast - Classify common bacteria according to their gram stain.
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