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COMMON LABORATORY VALUES
STEPHANIE ZIELINSKI, CPNP, DNPCOMMON LABORATORY VALUESCOMMON LABORATORY VALUES LABORATORY tests are an integral part of every day practice within health care. Lab work can help assess and diagnose patients with both acute and chronic illness. COMMON LABORATORY TESTS Complete blood Count with Differential Basic Metabolic Profile Iron Studies (TIBC, Ferritin) Thyroid Studies (TSH, Free t4) Vitamin D Lipid PanelCOMMON LABORATORY TESTS Complete blood Count with Differential aka CBC with Diff Components of a CBC with differential: Total red blood cell count (RBC) Hemoglobin (Hgb) Hematocrit (Hct) Mean Corpuscular volume (MCV) Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) Total white blood cell count (WBC) A count (%) of each type of white blood cell (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils) Platelet count(The Mayo Clinic, 2016; Up to D)
• Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) • Urea is formed in the liver as the end product of protein metabolism and is transported to the kidneys for excretion. • Nearly all renal diseases can cause an inadequate excretion of urea, which causes the blood concentration to rise above normal (thus an elevated BUN).
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