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Lab Values And Meaning. In this article all values except the ones listed below denote blood plasma concentration which is approximately 60 100 larger than. Lab test results in some people with disease fall within the reference range especially in the early stages of a disease. 27 33 pg cell volume of hemoglobin per rbc hgb rbc increase. The reference values provided in these tables should be used as guidelines only reference values vary based on several factors including the demographics of the healthy population from which specimens were obtained and the specific methods and or.
Laboratory values and interpretation a nurse s ultimate guide. It is determined by collecting data from vast numbers of laboratory tests. There s always the fear of messing things up and not being able to meet the patients health needs. Mean cell hemoglobin mch. Indicates iron deficiency mean cell hemoglobin concentration. In this article all values except the ones listed below denote blood plasma concentration which is approximately 60 100 larger than.
Since many reference values are based on statistical ranges in healthy people you may be one of the healthy people outside the statistical range especially if your value is close to the expected reference range.
There s always the fear of messing things up and not being able to meet the patients health needs. Reference values intervals for blood urine csf stool and other fluids eg gastric acid and commonly used panels are included. The reference values provided in these tables should be used as guidelines only reference values vary based on several factors including the demographics of the healthy population from which specimens were obtained and the specific methods and or. Mean cell hemoglobin mch. Getting familiar with and interpreting laboratory values can be intimidating particularly to new nurses. A reference range is usually defined as the set of values 95 percent of the normal population falls within that is 95 prediction interval.