Exam 17: Interpreting Clinical and Laboratory Data

An RT receives a doctor's order to perform an ABG on a 71-year-old woman. Upon reviewing the patient's chart, the RT notices that the patient has a platelet count of 110 $\times$ 10³ mcl. What should the RT do? 1) Perform ABG as normal. 2) Refuse to perform the ABG. 3) After ABG is performed, compress the puncture site for a longer time. 4) Recommend that an ABG should be performed on the patient only when it is absolutely necessary.

The sweat chloride level is used to diagnose which of the following disorders?

What term is used to describe a red blood cell (RBC) count that is below normal values?

Which of the following values represents a normal serum sodium level?

Which of the following values represents a normal serum chloride level?

What term is used to describe a platelet count below normal?

What term is used to describe a white blood cell (WBC) count that is below normal values?

Lactic acidosis is present.

What term is used to describe a sodium concentration that is below normal in the blood serum?

What type of white blood cell increases in response to viral infections?

The total carbon dioxide (CO₂) value is linked to what electrolyte in the blood serum?

What is indicated by an elevation of the anion gap?

An 80-year-old patient arrives in the emergency room complaining of difficulty breathing with signs of pulmonary edema. The clinician orders a B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) test to be performed on the patient. The test result shows 800 pg/ml. What is the patient's possible condition?

What term is used to describe a white blood cell (WBC) count that is above normal values?

Which of the following values represents a normal serum potassium level?

What term is used to describe a chloride concentration that is below normal in the blood serum?

What is the name used for immature neutrophils?

What abnormality in the complete blood count is often seen in a patient with significant hypoxemia caused by chronic lung disease?

An ICU patient in septic shock shows the following electrolyte panel results: a serum Na⁺ of 150 mmol/L, a total CO₂ of 18 mmol/L, lactate of 4 mmol/L, and a serum Cl^– level of 110 mmol/L. The patient is hypotensive and the RT is unable to obtain an ABG for analysis. What conclusion(s) can be drawn regarding this patient’s acid-base status? 1. The anion gap is decreased. 2. Metabolic acidosis is present. 3. Anion gap is increased. 4. Lactic acidosis is present.

What type of white blood cell increases in response to allergic reactions?