Lab Values for Nurses
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diagnostic lab tests or medical procedures used to determine a patient's condition. Therefore, it is important for nurses to be knowledgeable about the different tests, and they're normal values to make inform clinical decisions. In this book, we will look at some common tests and lab values reference ranges that will serve as a guide for every nurse. Reference ranges for laboratory tests are a range of values used by health professionals to interpret a set of medical test results. If a test result is not within a given reference range, it is indicative of a patient with some abnormal condition. Lab values are important tools for diagnosing disease conditions before we go into the procedures for different lab tests, let's have an overview of common laboratory bottles and samples that are collected in each of these containers. Laboratory blood Bottle guide Blood collection tubes are known as Vecchio detainers because they have vacuums within these vacuums facilitate the flow of blood during lumpectomy Vac. You detainers have different color tops, which indicate the type of anti coagulant present in the container. Purple topped bottle. The purple top bottle is commonly used for the full blood count. FBC This includes human global HB electro Parisse is platelets, plt and white blood cell count WBC. The purple bottle is also used for other tests, including HB a one C estimation which is important the assessment of diabetic blood sugar control D N A. And are in a isolation yet I co regular president. This bottle is ethylene di amine tetra s it eight e d t a e d t a. Preserves the morphology of blood cells By preventing the blood in the container from clotting, it is important to allow proper mixing event I coagulant by the inversion of the tubes. An inversion is one complete turn of the wrist 180 degrees and back to zero degrees. Each container has a specific number of inversions to be carried out to allow for thorough mixing of the anti coagulant.