Transcription of Lab Value Interpretation Chemistries course TAB - RN.com
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Presented by: 12400 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 This course has been approved for two ( ) contact hours. This course expires on September 12, 2005. Copyright 2005 by All Rights Reserved. Reproduction and distribution of these materials are prohibited without the express written authorization of First Published: September 12, 2005 Lab Value Interpretation for Nurses: Chemistries and Renal Studies 1 Acknowledgements _____ 2 Purpose & Objectives _____ 3 Introduction _____ 4 Chemistries_____ 5 Sodium (NA) _____ 5 Chloride (CL) _____ 6 Potassium (K) _____ 7 Calcium (CA)_____ 7 Magnesium (MG) _____ 9 Phosphate (P) _____ 9 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) _____ 10 Serum Osmolality_____ 10 Glucose _____ 10 Hemoglobin A1C (Hgb A1C)_____ 11 Case Studies: _____ 12 Renal Function Tests_____ 15 Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) _____ 15 Creatinine _____ 16 BUN and Creatinine Ratios _____ 16 Creatinine Clearance _____ 17 Case Studies_____ 18 Urinalysis _____ 20 Case Studies_____ 22 Conclusion _____ 25 References _____ 26 Continuing Education Credit Instructions_____ 27 Post Test _____ 28 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS acknowledges the valuable contributions.
losses. Chloride can be three times more abundant in the stomach than sodium. So when your patient is on acid-suppression therapy (i.e. cimetidine or omeprazole), has a nasogastric tube or is excessively vomiting, you may see a lower than normal chloride in the presence of a normal sodium (Sherwood, 1997 & Traub, 1996).
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