WEEK 4 PTA152 Scorebuilders LAB VALUES pt.2

RBC Count (Erythrocytes)

• Male

• 4.0-5.2 million/ul

• Female

• ok

• ok

• 4.3-5.6 million/ul

Hematocrit (% of Packed RBCs in Total Volume)

Male:​ (a)  

Female: ​ (b)  

Low: Weakness, Chill Dyspnea

High: Increased risks of Thrombus (blood clot)

• 0.388-0.464
• 0.354-0.444

Hemoglobin - Amount of pigment in body

Male:

• 13.3-16.2gm/dl

• 12.0-15.8gm/dL

Hemoglobin - Amount of pigment in body

Female:

• 13.3-16.2gm/dl

• 12.0-15.8gm/dL

Hemoglobin - Amount of pigment in body
Male: 13.3-16.2gm/dl

Female: 12.0-15.8 gm/dl

​ (a)   ​ (b)   Polcythemia

• High:
• Dehydration,
• Low:
• Hydrated

Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

• 26.0-39.0 Seconds

• 26.0-40.0 Seonds

• Examines Intrinsic Clotting Factors (except platelets)

• Good to Monitor bleeding disorders or anticoagulation therapy

INR - International Normalized Ratio

• 2.0-3.0

• Exercise (+PT) should be held

  *patient can still do BSC with transfers/techniques

• 0.8-1.2

• Mechanical Heart Valves

• 3.0-4.0

• Patient is allowed to do PT Evaluation or familiar exercise program

• 4.0-5.0

• Anticoagulation

• 5.0-6.0

• Normal

WBC Count (Leukocytes)

3,540-9,060/mm³

High:​ (a)  

Low: ​ (b)  

• Infection, Hemorrhage, Surgery, Maligant Growth
• Immune Suppression, Undiagnosed Cancer, etc

Total: GOOD ​ (a)  

BAD >240 mg/dL

LDL: GOOD <100mg/dL

BAD 160 - 189 (or higher)

HDL:​ (b)   (Low; Which is BAD)

>60 (High; Which is GOOD)

Triglycerides: GOOD <150mg/dL

Bad ​ (c)  

• <200mg/dL
• <40
• >500mg/dL

___ travels through your bloodstream DELIVERING cholesterol to the cells that need it. If your body has too much ___it can build up in the walls of your arteries. ___ and other substances in your artery wall form fatty deposit called "plaque". ___ carries cholesterol into the plaque, this is why ____ is the bad cholesterol.

• LDL

• HDL