902: Overview of Laboratory Interpretation

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this section, you will have mastered the following learning objectives:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Indicate the primary role of glucose in the body.
  5. Name the primary condition responsible for an elevated serum glucose.
  6. Recognize clinical conditions that can produce an increase or decrease in each of the following enzymes:
    LDH
    SGOT
  7. Name the physiologic mechanism responsible for bilirubin production.
  8. Indicate clinical conditions that can produce an increased bilirubin.
  9. Describe the normal physiology associated with the production of the following substances:
    Urea
    Creatinine
  10. Identify the significance of an elevation in the following substances:
    BUNM/LI>
    Creatinine
  11. Recognize the clinical conditions that can cause the following laboratory manifestations:
    Polycythemia
    Anemia
    Increased hematocrit
    Decreased hematocrit
    Decreased hemoglobin
  12. Indicate the two measurements that are normally given for the WBCs.
  13. 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
  14. Recognize the significance of each of the following microbiology tests:
    Gram stain
    Culture
    Sensitivity
    Acid-fast
  15. Classify common bacteria according to their gram stain.

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