Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Ed., Hinkle & Cheever | Practical Nurse (LPN) School Study Aid
BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) Lab Values
Cholesterol Lab Values
- LDL (Low Density Cholesterol)
- < 100 mg/dL
- HDL (High Density Cholesterol)
- > 40 mg/dL Males
- > 50 mg/dL Females
- Total Cholesterol
- < 200 mg/dL
Creatinine Lab Values
- Measures Renal Function
- 0.6 - 1.3 mg/dL
Hematocrit (Hct) Lab Values
- Women: 36% - 46%
- Men: 41% - 53%
Hemoglobin (Hgb) Lab Values
- Men: 13 - 17 g/dL
- Women: 12 - 16 g/dL
INR Lab Value
- 0.8-1.2 Normal Range
- Warfarin
- 2.0-3.0
Magnesium (Mg2+) Lab Value
PT/PTT Lab Values
- Prothrombin Time (PT)
- 10-14 seconds
- Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT or aPTT)
- 25-35 seconds
WBC Differential Lab Value
- White Blood Cells (WBC)
- 5-10 (5,000-10,000)
- Neutrophils (50%-70%)
- Bands (2%-5%)
- Segs (50%-70%)
- Lymphocytes (20%-40%)
- Monocytes (4%-8%)
- Eosinophils (2%-4%)
- Basophils (0.5%-1.5%)
Lung Sounds - Crackles
- Lower Lobes
- Fine/Coarse
- Fine: Twisting Hair through Fingers
- Coarse: Velcro
- Collapsed Small Airways and Alveoli "Popping Open"
Lung Sounds - Wheezes
- Throughout Lung
- High Pitched
- Musical
- Air Moving through Narrowed Airways
Neurovascular Assessment 6 P's
- Pain
- Paresthesia
- Pulse
- Pallor
- Pressure
- Paralysis
Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
- Inhibits Platelet Aggregation
- NSAID
- Thrombotic Event Prevention
- General Pain
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Fever
- Pancytopenia
- GI Ulcers
- Bleeding
- Withhold Before Surgery 7-10 Days
- Reye's Syndrome
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
- ADP Receptor Antagonist
- Prevent Platelet Aggregation
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
- Prevention of Thrombotic Events
- Bleeding
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
- Pancytopenia
- Abdominal Pain
- Withhold Before Surgery
Ticlopidine (Ticlid)
- ADP Receptor Antagonist
- Irreversibly Inhibits Platelet Aggregation
- Thrombotic Event Prevention
- Neutropenia
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
- GI Distress
- Rash
- Withhold Before Surgery
- Monitor Blood Count
Adenosine (Adenocard)
- Slows AV Conduction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (Paroxysmal)
- Bradycardia
- Flushing
- Dyspnea
- Rapid IV Push
- Caffeine and Theophylline Decrease Effectiveness
- Dipyridamole May Intensify Effects
Dobutamine
- Beta-1 Agonist
- Inotropic
- Heart Failure
- Tachycardia
- Arrhythmias
- Closely Monitor Patients
- Other Meds May Increase Potency
Cardiac Cycle - Diastole
- Aortic Valve Closes
- Pulmonary Valve Closes
- Ventricles Relax
- Mitral Valve Opens
- Tricuspid Valve Opens
- Ventricles Fill
- Sinoatrial (SA) Node Fires
- Atrial Contraction
Cardiac Cycle - Systole
- AV Node
- AV Node Conducts Signal to Bundle of His
- Bundle of His Signals Purkinje Fibers to Contract Ventricles
- Tricuspid Valve Closes
- Pulmonary Valve Opens
- Mitral Valve Closes
- Aortic Valve Opens