QUESTIONS                                      ORDERS                                         DDx

         Encounter

 

P:  Problem or      

      Previous          

      problem,

      Pain   

      scale (1- 10),  

      Point to

      location,

      Pressure

Q:  Quality  

      (sharp, stabbing,   

      dull),

      Quantity 

      (how often,

      how long lasted)

R: Radiation of

      problem/pain,

      Resolved w/,

      Returns when

S:   Sx, Started

      when,

      Sx Assoc. w/

T:  Temp (fever),

      Time started

          Orders “ADC2 Va2ndimls”

 

A-Admit: Floor, Service, Attending, Resident,

     Intern.

D-Diagnosis: List the most likely first.

C-Condition: (i.e. stable, fair, poor,  guarded)

C-Code Status

V-Vitals: (per routine, q shift, q 4 hours)

A-Allergies: NKDA =”no known drug

     allergies”

A-Activity: As tolerated, OOB, bed rest

N-Nursing: Make a list of tasks for the

     nursing staff, i.e. IVF, BP, RR, PR,  

     temp, SCDs, ins & outs q shift”, “bed

     to telemetry, daily wts.  Accuchecks,

     qac & qhs, O2, N/C to keep sats

     >94%, wound dressing orders.  Call

     Parameters: SBP>160 OR <90, DBP >

     110 OR <50, Temp>101 OR < 97,

     HR>110 OR <55, RR > 24 OR <8, etc.    D-Diet: NPO, reg, clears, ADA, cardiac, etc. 

I-IV Fluids: D% NSS/at what rate & # of

     bags, always ensure IV access.

M-Meds: List medical management,  

     consider patient comfort & sleeping

     conditions.

L-Labs: CBC w/ chem7, Ca+,  Mg+, 

     Phos+,  ABG, EKG, urinalysis, CXR.

S-Special Tests (i.e. CT Scans, 2-D echo,

    Consults, etc.).

Differential/Causes

 

V: Vascular

 

I:   Infectious

 

T: Traumatic

 

A: Autoimmune

 

M: Metabolic,    

      Meds

 

I:  Idiopathic

 

N: Neoplastic

 

 

C: Congenital

 

 

                                                                                                         DR. MARK ANTHONY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUDPILES

                       QUICK MEDICAL REFERENCE 

                     Excellent source of information for your Morning Reports

This is only the first book to be launched by our company www.Mudpiles.com w/ several others underway.   All attempts have been made to ensure that material contained here in is accurate & current.  However, please reference all information prior to instituting.   This is a growing body of information & I would appreciate your input & welcome any correction that you may find. 

 

Mudpiles is a term known by many physicians & is a memory key for a class of disorders; specifically anion gap metabolic acidosis.  This book is designed to alleviate many of the charts & cards that we, as professionals, carry in our pockets as quick references.  


 
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                                                                                          Dr. Mark Anthony

    P.O Box 5834                                                        

     Abilene, TX

                                              

 

 

MUDPILES: Edited by Dr. Frank Loyd.

Copyright 2004-2008 by Dr Mark Anthony.  All rights reserved.  May not be

reproduced without written permission.  Visit our website www.mudpiles.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preface

The book has been divided into major sections & hopefully easy to follow. It is written w/ the premise of facilitating the life of the junior medical professional.  Most of the information the junior professional needs is too large & too detailed to easily hold in ones pocket. As a junior doctor, I too had my pockets loaded w/ charts & scribbles, some I had not used for months but left them there just in case. 

The general format of Mudpiles is to  provide a comprehensive reference book which covers the most common On Call concerns & to aid in management dilemmas which  require quick reference; whether on the floor or on your way to seeing a patient.

I attempted to use abbreviations & arrows, which are common in the hospital & clinic settings, in order to make this book as concise as possible.  

This book has been written mainly for senior medical students, & junior doctors working in an inpatient or outpatient setting. It should also be of value to nurses & other practitioners treating patients.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Would first like to thank my God by whom all things are possible, my wife Colleen (my friend & soul mate), & our children Elexa & Allonna (apples of my eyes).  Also, to my very good friends V. Culpepper, E. Levrault, & K. Godwin who made medical school & life during it, enjoyable. I would also like to thank my school, PCOM, for challenging each of us & instilling in us, a broader concept of medicine & the art of healing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEX                          PAGES

 

ABBREVIATIONS (MEDICAL)              173-229

ABGs                                                        20

ABG INTERPRETATION                       38-39

ACCUCHECK & BLOOD SUGAR            19-20

ACID BASE                                             38-39

ADMIT/DISCHARGE NOTE                   11

ADMIT/TRANSFER NOTES                   9

ANTIBIOTIC CHART                             61

ANTICOAGULATION                            16-17

APGAR SCORE                                        8

ASCITIC FLUID EVAL                           20

ASPIRATION TECHNIQUES                  141

BLOOD SUGAR                                       19-20

CALCULATIONS & EQUATIONS          17-19

CEREBELLAR EXAM                             7

CHEMISTRY                                           21-28

CSF                                                           28-29

DELIVERY NOTE                                   11

DIETS                                                      10

DRUG LEVELS                                        29-30

EKG                                                         145-172

ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA                      157-160

AXIS                                                             148

BLOCKS                                                     150-155

CHAMBER ENLARGEMENT            149

CONDUCTION DISTURBANCES                             169-170

CORONARY ARTERY DIST.              171-172

JUNCTIONAL ARRHYTHMIA          161-163

LOCATION OF MI                                  171-172

SINUS ARRHYTHMIA                          155-157

VENT ARRHYTHMIA                           163-169

WAVES & SEGMENTS                         145-148

ENDOCRINE LEVELS                            31-32

FACT SHEET                                         68

FLUIDS (BODY & ELECTROLYTES)   32

GAIT                                         7

GLASCOW COMA                                  9

H & P                                                     2-4

HCGs                                                      21

HEMATOLOGY/SEPSIS                         33-35

IMMUNIZATIONS                                15-16

ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS                10

LAB VALUES                                        20

LUMBAR  PUNCTURE                             40

MEDICATIONS                                     41-54

MEDICATION ANTIBIOTICS CHART  61

MEDICATION DRIPS & CHART           55-60

MINI MENTAL EXAM                           7-8

NEUROLOGICAL EXAM                        5

ON CALL PROCEDURES                        69-136

CARDIAC

ACUTE MI                                                   69

AORTIC STENOSIS                                 71-72

ASYSTOLE                                                70

ATRIAL FIB                                               69-70

BRADYCARDIA                                     72-73

CHEST PAIN EVAL                               73-75

CHF                                                              75-77

CONSTR. PERICARDITIS                                            77-78

ENDOCARDITIS                                     78-79

HEART BLOCK                                       79-80

HYPERTENSIVE URG/EMER                                   81-82

HYPOTENSION/ACLS                                                 82

MYOCARD INFARCT (RV&INF WALL)                         83-84

PERICARDITIS                                         84-85

WPW                                                            85

GASTROINTESTINAL

AAA                                                              86

ACUTE ABD PAIN                                 86

 

                                               PAGES

 

APPENDICITIS                                        87

CHOLANGITIS                                         88

                        CHOLECYSTITIS                                     88-89

DIARRHEA                                                89-90

DKA                                                              90-91

GASTROINTEST BLEED                     91

HEPATITIS                                                92

PANCREATITIS                                      93

 

HEME & ELECTROLYTES

ANEMIA                                                     105-106

DEHYDRATION                                      107

DIC                                                                107

DVT                                                               108-109

                        HIT                                109-110

HYPERCALCEMIA                                110-112

HYPERKALEMIA                                  112

HYPOGLYCEMIA                                  113-114

HYPOKALEMIA                                     114-115

HYPONATREMIA                                  116-117

MET. ACIDOSIS                                       117-118

NEURO

ALTERED MENTAL STATUS            123

CVA                                                               125-126

DEMENTIA                                                126-127

ETOH WITHDRAWAL                         122-123

HEADACHE                                              128

INSOMNIA                                                 128-129

MENINGITIS                                             123-124

SYNCOPE                                                  130

PULMONARY

ASTHMA                                                     94-95

COPD                                                           95-96

CROUP                                                        96

HEMOPTYSIS                                           98

HYPOXIA                                                   99-101

OSA                                                               101

                        PLEURAL EFFUSION                           96-97

PNA (COMMUNITY ACQ)                  101-103

                        PULMOMARY EMBOLISM               103-104

STATUS ASTHMATICUS                         105

RENAL

ARF                                                               118-119

ATN                                                               119-121

HEMATURIA                                            121-122

OTHERS

DIABETES MELLITUS type 2            131-132

DIGITALIS TOX                                       133

ECTOPIC PREG                                       134

FEVER                                                          135

SHOCK PARAMETERS                        130

SWAN GANZ                                            130

TYLONOL OD                                          136

VENT MANAGEMENT                         137-137

OPERATIVE NOTE                                13

OVERDOSE                                             142-144

POST OP NOTE                                     14

POSTPARTUM NOTE                           12

PRE-OP NOTE                                       13

PROCEDURE NOTE                               14

PROGRESS NOTE                                   15

REFLEX EXAM                                      7

SCORING & SCALES                               8-9

SENSORY EXAM                                    6

SEPSIS & SIRS                                         35

SHOCK PARAMETERS                          140

SLIDING SCALE                                     19-20

STRENGTH EXAM                                 6

SWEAT CHLORIDE                               35

TENDON REFLEX EXAM                     7

TOXICOLOGY/OD                                 36, 142-144

TRIADS                                                   62-64

TUMOR MARKERS                                65-67

URINE STUDIES                                     36-37

WEDGE PRESSURES                              140

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


HISTORY & PHYSICAL

CC:

Patient’s complaint in his/her own words.

History (Hx) of

Present Illness:

Chronological account of problem, onset, setting, timing, frequency, location, quality, quantity & severity, aggravating & alleviating factors, associated manifestations, treatments, relevant laboratory values (if transferred from outside hospital), significant negatives & other relevant information.

 

Past Medical Hx:

General: Previous diagnoses & date of diagnosis, complications of prior illnesses, outcome, hospitalizations.

Childhood Illness: Polio, measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, chicken pox, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever.

Adult Illness:  Complete list of medical, OBGyn, Psychiatric to include accidents & injuries.

Screening tests: HCT, PPD, PAP smear, hemoccult, urinalysis, fasting blood glucose, cholesterol, echo, mammogram, PSA.

Immunizations: Tetanus, pertussis, varicalla, diphtheria, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, Influenza, pneumococcal, Hep B.

 

Past Surgical Hx:

Operations listed by date, reason, outcome, complications.

Family Hx:

Age of parents & immediate family members. General health, age at death. Diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, blood transfusions, stroke, cancer, kidney disease, bleeding disorders, asthma, arthritis, tuberculosis, epilepsy, mental illness, other symptoms of presenting illness. 

 

Social Hx:

Current residence, education, employment, persons at home, diet, exercise; tobacco, alcohol, or drug use – amount, frequency, duration of each.  If patient quit—how long.

 

Medications:

Name of drug, dose, frequency, duration, compliance, reasons for taking meds, availability, side effects/complications. Must include home remedies, vitamins, OTC medications, minerals & herbal supplements.

 

Allergies:

Food or medication reaction, response to agent (rash, swelling, etc.).

 

Review of Systems:

1.         General: Recent weight change, fatigue, weakness, fever, night sweats. Are clothes fitting the same.

2.        Skin: Rashes, lumps, sores, hair & nail changes, dryness, itching, moles.

3.        HEENT: trauma, headache location/frequency, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, visual changes, diplopia, tearing, hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, earache, rhinorrhea, stuffiness, sneezing, allergy, epistaxis, bleeding gums, hoarseness, sore throat, swollen neck, goiter.

4.        Breasts: Lumps, tenderness, skin changes, rashes, masses, pain, nipple discharge, dimpling, self exams practices.

5.        Lungs: Wheezing, cough, difficulty breathing, pain, sputum color, hemoptysis, asthma, pleurisy, bronchitis, emphysema.

6.        Heart: Palpitations, HTN, rheumatic fever, tightness, murmurs, pillow orthopnea angina, dyspnea, edema, hypertension, EKG.

7.        GI:  # of BM/day, constipation, N/V/D, heart burn, appetite, melena, hematemesis, abdominal pain, color & size of stool, regurgitation, indigestion, dysphagia, hematechezia, belching/gassiness, hemorrhoids. 

8.        Urinary: Burning or pain upon urination, frequency, hesitancy, urgency, dribbling, polyuria, nocturia, hematuria, dysuria, incontinence, stones, infection.

9.        Genital: General: STDs history/treatment, HIV status, contraception, sex interest & function.    

Male: Hernias, penile discharge, sores, testicular pain or masses, hernias, self examination.

Female: Menarche, period regularity, frequency, duration, Age of menarche, period (regularity, frequency, & duration), dysmenorrhea, last period, itching, discharge, sores, pregnancies and/or complications, miscarriages, delivery, abortions, birth control, menopause/post menopausal bleeding, hot flashes/sweats, dyspareunia.

10.    Vascular:  Intermittent claudication, edema, varicose veins, thromboembolic disorders.

11.    Musculoskeletal: Muscle weakness, range of motion, arthritis, instability, pain, joint stiffness, swelling, backache, gout.

12.    Neurologic: Blackouts, fainting, seizures, loss of sensation, tingling, tremors, weakness, paralysis, numbness.

13.    Hematologic: Petechiae, purpura, anemia, easy bruising, bleeding, transfusions & reactions.

14.    Endocrine: Thyroid disorders, heat & cold intolerance, excessive sweating, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia.

15.    Psychiatric: Anger, hostility, emotion, anxiety, depression, confusion, nervousness, belligerent.

Physical Exam:

1.        General: Weight changes, fatigue, weakness, fever, chills, night sweat, state of health, development.

2.        Vitals: Temperature, BP, HR, RR, SaO2, height, weight.

3.        Skin: Lesions, scars, piercing, rashes, bruises, hair texture.

4.        Head: Size/shape of head, lacerations, & lesions.

5.        Eyes: Pupil size (equal, reactive, symmetric), extra ocular muscle, deviations, scleral icterus, conjunctiva, papilledema, hemorrhage infection, tearing, cataracts visual acuity, nystagmus.

6.        Ears: Infection, discharge, hearing aids, tympanic membranes, auditory acuity, impaction.

7.        Nose/Sinuses: Pharyngeal exudates, septal deviation, dishcharge, mucosa color, epstaxis, rhinitis, patency, nasal polyps, sinus inflammation or congestion. 

8.       Mouth/Throat: Buccal mucosa, tonsilar enlargement gingivitis, dentures, ulcers, halitosis, lacerations, dental health.

9.       Neck: Swollen neck, goiter, adenopathy, or masses, range of motion, tracheal deviation, nodules, thyromegaly.

10.     Breasts: Size/symmetry, shape, contour, skin changes, consistency, tenderness, masses, rashes, dimpling, discharge.

11.     Lungs:  Strider, intercostals tenderness, chest symmetry w/ respirations, tympany, resonance, wheezes, crackles, fremitus, percussion, egophony, cough.

12.     Heart: Rate, rhythm, murmurs, heart sounds (s4, s1, s2, s3), rubs, gallops, JVD, HJR, clicks, palpitation, PMI.

13.     Abdomen: Bowel sounds, consistency (soft vs. firm), tenderness, rebound, masses, hernias, bruits, guarding, spleen size, liver span, percussion (tympany, shifting dullness), CVA tenderness appetite changes, venous hum.

14.     GU: Male – rashes, cysts, chancre, ulcers, warts,  meatus, nodules, inflammation, inguinal adenopathy,  discharge, scrotal edema,  masses, hair pattern, hernias; Female – warts, chancre, external genitalia, papules, clitoris, vaginal mucosa, inguinal adenopathy, cervical changes, hernias,  discharge, bleeding, ulcers, nodules, adnexal masses/ovaries, uterus.

15.    Rectal: Male - sphincter tone, rectal mass, sphincter tone/laxity, nodules, seminal vesicle, prostate consistency & size, hemorrhoids. Female - rectal shelf, rectal polyps, masses, fissure/fistulas, hemorrhoids.

16.     Vascular: Pulses (radial, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial), superficial inginual nodes, edema, varicose veins, palor, rubor, claudication, radial, femoral, popiliteal, posterior tibial, carotid bruits, edema, ulcers, skin thickening.

17.     Musculoskeletal: Arthritis (swelling, warmth, tenderness, redness), joint stiffness, bursitis, atrophy, range of motion, posture, instability, muscle strength, scoliosis, phase of gait, carpal tunnel (Phalen’s test & Tinel’s sign).

18.    Neurologic: Tingling, paralysis, fainting.  See “Neurology” for full neurologic exam.

Labs:

Fluid balance, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation panel, cultures, EKG, any imaging results, etc.

Assessment/Plan:

Differential Diagnosis – state each possibility & reasons for inclusion or exclusion from history, physical, & lab results; medications to be started, procedures & additional labs to be done, consults to be obtained, etc.

 

Neurological Exam

Cranial nerve exam

I Olfactory (S)

Sensory input for smell

II Optic (S)

Sensory input for vision

III Oculomotor (M)

 

 

IV Troclear (M)

 

 

Raises eyelids, focuses lenses, & adjust light entering eyes

 

Moves Superior Oblique

 

V Trigeminal (B)

       Vl Ophthalm

       V2 Maxillary/    

       V3Mandibular

 

VI Abducent (M)

 

Sensory for cornea, scalp, forehead, eyelids

Sensory to face, teeth, gum, lips jaw opening, bite strength

 

Lateral rectus movement

VII Facial (B)

Facial expression, raise eyebrow, close eyelid, taste (ant 2/3 of tongue).

VIII  Vestibulocochlear (S)

Sensory for hearing & equilibrium/Rinne/Weber tests/ Oculocephalic reflex.

IX Glossopharyngeal (B)

Sensory to posterior tongue, pharynx, tonsils, swallowing & some BP.

X Vagus (B)

Muscle of speech & swallowing.  Impulses to heart & smooth muscle of the viscera.

XI Spinal Accessory (M)

Shrugs shoulder & turns head.

XII Hypoglossal (M)

Moves tongue

(B)oth=(S)ensory & (M)otor function :: Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brain Matters Most.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENSORY

 

 

VIBRATIONS                Use a tuning fork (128Hz), place fork over the distal interphalangeal of index fingers & big toes.

 

POSITION SENSE         Grasp patient's big toe & move it "up" & "down."  toe. Have the patient identify the direction you move the toe.

 

DERMATOMAL            Shoulders (C4), Inner & outer aspects of the

TESTING                       forearms (C6 & T1), Thumbs & little fingers (C6 & C8), Front of both thighs (L2), Medial & lateral aspect of both calves (L4 & L5), Little toes (S1).

 

PAIN                              Use object to test "sharp" or "dull"

sensation.

 

DESCRIMINATION      Graphesthesia, Stereognosis, Two Point Discrimination.

 

 

 

 

 

STRENGTH

 

GRADE

                   MOTOR STRENGTH

5/5

Normal strength against gravity

4/5

Movement against gravity, but less than normal

3/5

Movement against gravity, w/ no other resistance

2/5

Movement at the joint, gravity eliminated

1/5

Visible muscle contraction, w/out joint movement

0/5

No movement

 

 

 

REFLEX

GRADE

TENDON REFLEX GRADING

4+

Hyperactive w/ clonus

3+

Hyperactive w/ unclonus

2+

Normal

1+

Hypoactive

0

Absent

 

Testing:

Nerve/Muscle

C7/Radial N=Triceps

C6/Radial N=Brachioradialis

C5/Musculocutanous N=Biceps

L4/Femoral N=Patellar

S1/Tibial=Achilles

 

 

CEREBELLUM

Rapid Alternating Movements, Point-to-Point Movements, Romberg.

 

GAIT

Ask patient to: Walk heel-to-toe, walk on their toes, walk on their heels, rise from a sitting position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mini Mental Status Exam


Maximum Score

What time is it? One point for each correct

Year

Season

Date

Day

Month

 

 

Where are we? One point for each correct

State

County

Town

Hospital

Floor
Test giver names 3 objects. Repeat until patient knows them.  

Table

Pen

Chair

Serial 7's Give 3 points

Start w/ 100ŕ93, 86, 79, 72, 65…

Ask the patient to spell WORLD forward then backwards. Give 3 points
Ask the patient to name the 3 objects from above. One point for each correct
Point to your watch & your pen.  Have patient name them. One point for each correct
Repeat the following; "No ifs, ands, or buts." Give 2 points

Ask the patient to "Take the paper in your right hand, fold it in half, & hold it between their thumb & middle finger.  Give 3 points
Have them read & perform the following: FROWN. Give 2 points

Copy the shape of a triangle. Give 2 points

 

 

 

Scoring & Scale

APGAR Scoring

APPEARANCE   2=Pink                  1=Blue extremities 0=Blue

ACTIVITY          2=Active               1=Some flexion     0=Limp

HEART               2=>100 bpm         1=<100 bpm         0=Absent

RESPIRATION  2=Strong cry        1=Irregular            0=Absent

IRRITABLE         2=Cough/sneeze   1=Grimace/cry      0=No response

 

 

GLASCOW COMA SCALE

Eye Opening                           Verbal Activity                       Motor response

4= Spontaneously                     5= Oriented, appropriate          6= Obeys commands

3= To verbal stimuli                  4= Confused                            5= Localizes pain

2= To pain only                        3= Inappropriate words            4= Withdraw to pain

1=None                                   2= Incomprehensible sounds     3= Flex in response to pain

1= None                                  2= Extend in response to pain

                                                                                                1= None

                                                                       

ADMISSION / TRANSFER ORDERS/Remember ADC2 Va2ndimls”

ADMIT

Floor, Service, Attending, Resident, Intern, Telemetry

DIAGNOSIS

List most likely possibility first

CONDITION

good / stable / fair / guarded / critical, etc.

VITALS

q shift / per routine/ q 4 hrs / q 2 hrs, etc.

ACTIVITY

ad lib / bed rest / up to chair, OOB to chair, etc.

ALLERGIES

List: if none then NKDA = “no known drug allergies”

NURSING

Make a list  of tasks for the nursing staff, i.e. IVF, BP, RR, PR, temp, SCDs  “ins & outs q shift”, “bed to telemetry”, “elevate head of bed”, “change dressing bid”, “foley to gravity”, etc.

DIET

NPO / regular / clear liquids / ADA / cardiac, etc.

IV FLUIDS

D%NSS/ at what rate & # of bags, always ensure IV access.

MEDS

List medical management, consider patient comfort & & sleeping conditions.

LABS

CBC w/ chem 7, Ca+, Mg+, Phos+, ABG, EKG, urinalysis, CXR, etc.

SPECIAL

PT/OT, diabetes counselor, social services, home health, other consult services, etc.

CALL IF

SBP > 160 OR <90, DBP > 110 OR < 50, Temp > 101 or < 97, HR > 110 or < 60, RR > 24, etc.

 

 

GUIDELINES FOR ISOLATION

 

Standard Precautions/Universal Precautions

Use Standard Precautions (gloves) for ALL patients when handling: body fluids, secretions & excretions except for sweat as well as non-intact skin & mucous membranes. Gloves must be changed between patients, between tasks, or when torn.

1.  Airborne Precautions (particles 5 microns or smaller in size) requires additional barriers to be worn (gowns, splash shields, goggles, masks).  Illnesses such as: TB, Varicella (chickenpox), including disseminated Zoster; patients must be placed in a room w/ negative air pressure.  Hospital personnel & visitors must wear the TB respirator.

2.  Droplet Precautions (greater than 5 microns in size) is indicated before contact w/ mucous membranes or fluids of the conjunctivae, nose or mouth of a susceptible person.  These include: Influenza, Diphtheria, Invasive H. influenzae, Pertussis, Invasive N. Meningitidis.  Droplets are often generated (usually within 3 feet) during sneezing, coughing, talking, & during certain procedures such as suctioning or bronchoscopy.

3.  Contact Precautions reserved for patients/objects w/ Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria (MRSA, VRE), enteric infections from C. difficile, highly contagious skin infections = scabies, major abscesses, impetigo, Herpes Simplex, Zoster, etc.

4.  Neutropenic Precautions are for patients who need protection from pathological microorganisms found in fresh flowers, plants & vegetables; these should not be allowed in patient’s room.  Cautions when ordering meals= avoids uncooked foods (including fresh fruit, vegetables or black pepper).  Must avoid enemas, digital rectal exam, rectal tubes or NG tubes to prevent translocation of bacteria from gut. Neutropenic Precautions= Once patients become neutropenic, neutropenic isolation is enforced until counts recover. Patient should not leave room until count recovers; they remain afebrile & off antibiotics & show no evidence of infection.  Fever >100.5 should be regarded as an emergency, w/ immediate evaluation of patient & vitals. Cultures should be drawn & appropriate antibiotics administered within 1 hour for stable-appearing patients, more urgently if unstable.

Calculating ANC (Absolute Neutrophil Count = absolute segs + bands) to make sure patient is not neutropenic = ANC <1000 when falling or <500 when rising (usually happens day 7-11 after day 1 of chemo).

 

Diets

Regular=Regular diet, comes w/ salt, pepper & sugar packs.

Cardiac=Cooked w/ low salt, fat, cholesterol; usually only salt substitute; ideal for patients on cardiac service or w/ cardiac/weight problems.

NAS=No Added Salt (means “no added salt” to tray) =No salt packet given, however food is    cooked w/ NORMAL amounts of salt; for patients who don’t have to be on a strict diet. 

Low Protein=For patients w/ liver problems, hepatic encephalopathy, or other problems w/ metabolizing protein.

Renal Standard=Incorporates a low protein diet; renal pts w/ ARF to CKD.

Diabetic Standard=Low sugar, carbs, sugar free desserts.

Lower calorie diabetic diet= (ADA 1800 calorie, ADA 1600 calorie).

Neutropenic=Means no fresh fruit, vegetables or black pepper.

Most facilities can provide a “mechanical soft” or “pureed” diet.

ADMISSION/DISCHARGE NOTE

DATE

 

ADMISISON/DISCHARGE DIAGNOSIS

List them in the order of importance.

SERVICE

Service, Attending, Resident, Intern

CONSULTS

Service, Attending physician, Date

PROCEDURES

Procedure name, Date, Results (this includes ABG, CT, MRI, Echo, US & pathology report, etc.).

HISTORY & PHYSICAL

Just the applicable information from the H&P

COURSE

State complications in order of severity w/ & a brief summary of hospital course & treatment, including problems/resolution at discharge.

CONDITION

Good / stable / fair / guarded, etc.

DISPOSITION

Discharged to home, nursing home, etc.

MEDICATIONS

Discharge medications w/ dosage, etc.

INSTRUCTIONS

Activity, diet, care instructions if problem re-occur.

FOLLOW-UP

Follow-up appointments w/ doctor on date

 

 

Hospital Notes

Delivery Note:

Patient progressed to full & now pushing.  (Age) female under (epidural, pudendal, local, no) anesthesia delivered a viable (male, female) infant w/ APGAR scores of (0-10) & (0-10) at 1 & 5 minutes & weighing (weight). Delivery was via (SVD, LTCT) to a sterile field. Infant was suctioned at (perineum, delivery). Anterior & posterior shoulders delivered w/out difficulty.  Cord clamped at two places & cut. Spontaneous expulsion (or manual extraction) of an intact placenta w/ a (2-3) vessel cords was delivered at (time). Perinium, vagina, vault, cervix, uterus & rectum explored (w/wo) laceration repairs.  Hemostasis achieved w/ EBL (amount). Mother & infant tolerated procedure well.  Infant taken to NBN in stable condition. Dr. (name) present (attending).

Postpartum Note

 

SUBJECTIVE

Pay special attention to: Level of fundus, quality of uterus (firm, contracted), lochia (quality & quantity), Episiotomy (intact/ edematous), extremity (edema/tenderness), contraception, feeding (breast/bottle). Patient w/ +/- complaints, +/- tolerating PO, +/- void without difficulty, +/- ambulating, +/- any symptoms of medical illness pertinent to patient' medical/obstetric history.

OBJECTIVE

Vitals: BP,  HR, Temp (Tmax Tcurrent over the last 24 hrs)

I's & O's: (post op IVF, urine, stool).

Lungs: (prior hx of dz, or on MgSO4).

Abdomen: +/- bowel sounds, +/- tympanny,

Uterus Firm, Boggy, location, lochia (increasing/ decreasing).   

Extremities: Always check for DVT/calf tenderness, edema (if pre-eclampsia suspected), DTR's (if on MgSO4 or pre-eclampsia suspected).

Labs:  CBC, PP/ POP, Hct, Blood type (Does the mother need Rhogam?), Rubella status.

ASSESSMENT

Overall assessment, diet, Problem / Plan

PLAN

Address all problems, immunization, planned contraception, consult services, d/c plan, postpartum follow-ups, OP pain management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE-OP NOTE

PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS

 The reason for the surgery.

PLANNED PROCEDURE

Type of surgery to be performed.

LABS/RAD

CBC w/ chem 7, Ca+, Mg+, Phos+, EKG, CXR, etc.

BLOOD AVAILABLE

T&S, T&C 4U, platelets, FFP.

PRE-OP ORDERS

NPO, bowel prep, IVF.

ANTIBIOTICS

Drug, Dose, Route, Timing (on call, etc).

CONSENT

Completed & on chart.

 

 

OPERATIVE NOTE

DATE OF SURGERY

 

PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS

Type of surgery performed.

POST-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS

 

ATTENDING

Surgeon.

ASSISTANTS

Attending, Resident, Intern, Med Student.

ANESTHESIA

General: Endotracheal vs. LMA,

Epidural, Spinal, Regional, or Local.

FINDINGS

To include specimen sent to pathology.

COMPLICATION

None or Description.

I/O

Crystalloid, Colloid, Blood.

EBL, Urine, Drains, other.

SPONGES/INSTRUMENT COUNT

 

DISPOSITION

 PACU, SICU, Floor, Outpatient Recovery.

CONDITION TO TRANSFER

Stable, guarded, critical, transferred to (location).

PROCEDURE NOTE

PROCEDURE

 

PERMIT

Explain the procedure to the patient to include, benefits, risks (bleeding, infection, trauma, scarring, anesthesia).  Be sure options/ alternatives are explained to patient. Patient must verbally agree & sign consent in order to proceed. 

INDICATION

Meningitis, venous access, ascites, etc.

PHYSICIAN(S)

Attending, Resident, Intern, Med student.

ANESTHESIA

General, local, etc.

DESCRIPTION

Area prepped & draped in a sterile fashion.  Describe technique including body location, instruments, duration of procedure, etc.

FINDINGS

Main surgical findings.

EBL

Estimated blood loss in cc.

COMPLICATIONS

List them if there were any.

CONSENT

Signed/in chart.

DISPOSITION

Patient resting comfortably, breathing non-labored, incision clean, dry, & intact, etc. Patient ordered to remain supine for (how many) hrs.

 

POST-OP NOTE

PROCEDURE

Type of surgery performed.

SUBJECTIVE

Pay special attention to:  Patient w/ +/- complaints, +/- any symptoms of medical illness, n/v, headaches, and document alertness.

OBJECTIVE

Vitals: BP, HR, Temp (Tmax, Tcurrent over the last 24 hrs).

I's & O's: (post op IVF, urine, stool).

Lungs: w/r/r, sob, etc.

Abdomen: +/- bowel sounds, +/- tympanny.

Extremities: Always check for DVT/calf tenderness, edema.

Labs:  CBC, CHEM-7, etc.

ASSESSMENT

Overall assessment, diet, problem resolution.

PLAN

Address all problems; consult services, d/c plan, medications, OP pain management.

PROGRESS (“SOAP”) NOTES

Subjective

Patient’s status overnight, nurse report, complaints, pain status.

Objective

Vitals – Temp, Tmax, Tcurrent, BP range, HR, RR, O2 sat, ventilator settings.

 Ins/Outs – IVF/PO fluids, urine/NG suction/drain volume, #BM/emesis; Physical exam; Meds, Labs/reports, imaging, etc.

Assessment/

Plan

 

Describe patient in one sentence. List all problems & how to manage them, consult services, d/c plan, pain management.

 

 

 

Immunization Schedule

 

Hep B1                        Birth (only if mother is HBsAg(-))

Hep B2                        1 to 4 months

Hep B3                        6 to 18 months

 

DTaP1                         2 months

DTaP2                         4 months

DTaP3                         6 months

DTaP4                         15 to 18 months

DTaP5                         4 to 6 years

 

Tetanus Booster           11 to 12 years

 

Hib1                             2 months

Hib2                             4 months

Hib3                             6 months

Hib4                             12 to 15 months

 

IPV1                            2 months

IPV2                            4 months

IPV3                            6 to 18 months

IPV4                            4 to 6 years

MMR1                         12 to 15 months

MMR2                         4 to 6 years

 

 

VZV                            12 to 18 months

 

PCV1                                      2 months

PCV2                                      4 months

PCV3                                      6 months

PCV4                                      12-15 months

 

Hep A1: 2 years or older…selected population.

Hep A2: 6-12 months after Hep A1…selected population.

 

Influenza:  All adults & children over 6 months of age wishing to avoid getting sick w/ influenza are encouraged to get a flu shot annually. Children under 9 receiving influenza immunization for the first time require 2 doses, 4 weeks apart.

 

Meningococcal: 2 years or older in high risk groups including college students living in dormitories & U.S Military recruits, people traveling to or living in high risk areas, such as West Africa, or anyone w/ damaged spleen.

 

 

 

Anticoagulation Therapy

 

Indication

INR

Prophylaxis of venous thrombosis

2.0-3.0

Treatment of venous thrombosis

2.0-3.0

Treatment of pulmonary embolism

2.0-3.0

Prevention of systemic embolism

 

Tissue heart valves

2.0-3.0

Atrial fibrillation

2.0-3.0

Recurrent systemic embolism

2.0-3.0

Post-myocardial infarction

2.5-3.5

Mechanical prosthetic valves

2.5-3.5

 

 

 

 

 

Anticoagulation Therapy cont…

 

INR = 0.98-1.08                      INR range for normal patient

INR = 2.00-3.00                      INR range for anticoagulant therapy

INR = 2.50-3.50                      INR range for high intensity anticoagulant therapy for patients w/ mechanical valves
 

 

 

 

 

Calculations & Equations

 

 

 

FORMULAS

 

Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient

A-a gradient= 713*Fio2 - (pCO2/0.8)-observed pO2  
150 -1.2(PaCO2) - PaO2 

Normal=10-20 mm Hg or 1/3*pt. age

 

a/A Ratio:

PaO2 - PAO2

Normal=0.7

 

Anion Gap:

Na-(Cl + HCO3)

Normal=8-12

 

Body Water Deficit in liters:

[0.6*wt(kg)]*[pt Sodium- normal Sodium]

                        Normal Sodium

 

Dilantin Correction:

For low albumin:

Measured

[(0.2 X albumin) + 0.1]

 

For Creatinine Clearance <10

Measured

[(0.1 X albumin) + 0.1]

 

MABP 

(SBP + 2 DBP) 
        3

or

 

DBP + [(SBP- DBP)/3]

Normal = < Prehypertensive

Prehypertension= SBP 120-139 (mm Hg) systolic or 80-89 (mm Hg) diastolic.

 

PVR

MPAP-PCWP*80  
      CO

 

SVR

MAP-CVP *80  
     CO

 

SV

CO/HR

Creatinine Clearance

(Kg) wt*(140-age)
(72) (plasma creatinine)    

        

70*gms creatinine urine 24h  

Serum creatinine

 

Normal= Male 97-137 mL/min

   Female 88-128 mL/min

 

Fractional excretion of Na

  urine Na/serum Na *100  
  urine creat/serum creat           

 

<1=pre-renal   >1=renal

 

Corrected Calcium 

Serum calcium + (0.8)*(4-albumin)

Normal serum=8.0-10.4 mg/dL

 

PaO2 Predicted

100-(1/3 * age)

Normal=80-105 mmHg

 

Correction Sodium

Na + [(glucose-100)*0.016]

 

Sodium Deficit

(Kg)wt *0.6*(140-serum Na)

 

Plasma Osm

2(Na) serum + (glucose) + (BUN)   
                           18            2.8

Normal=280-300  

 

Ideal body weight

Male: 106 pounds for the first 60 inches then 6 pounds for each additional inch.

Female: 100 pounds for the first 60 inches then 5 pounds for each additional inch.

 

BSA (m2)

SQUARE ROOT (HT (cm) *wt (kg) / 3600)

 

 

Blood Sugar:

Sliding scale:

           

Glucose <0- 60 mg/dL                    Give              0.5 amp D50 & call House Officer        

              60- 150                                                     Nothing

              151-200                                                    2 Units (U) Novolog/R insulin

              201-250                                                    4 U

              251-300                                                    6 U

              301-350                                                   8 U

              351-400                                                   10 U

              > 400                                Give               12 U & call House Officer

 

 OR:

Give 1 unit Humulin R U100 insulin SQ for every 25 mg/dL over 125, but be careful when treating blood sugar < 200mg/dL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HbA1c & Blood Glucose Ratios

      %                          BS

    6.0                         120

    7.0                         150

    8.0                         180

    9.0                         210

   10.0                        240

 

~ 1.0%  =  30 mg/dL

 

 

 

 

NORMAL ADULT LABORATORY VALUES

 

ABGs

pH               7.35-7.42

PaCO2        35-45 mmHg

PaO2           80-105 mmHg

HCO3-        22-28 mEq/L

O2 sat, art    95-99%

O2 sat, vein 60-85%

Base excess +/-2 mmol/L

 

Ascitic Fluid

Test                      Transudate          Exudate

LDH                     < 200 U/L             >200 U/L

LDH (fluid:serum)  < 0.6                     >0.6

Protein                  < 3 g/dL                > 3 g/dL

Protein (fluid:serum)< 0.5                   >0.5

Sp grav                 < 1.016                 >1.016

Serum: fluid alb grad > 1.1 g/dL          <1.1 g/dL

Fluid Chol             < 45 mg/dL           >45 mg/dL

 

B-HCG

Non-pregnant <5 mIU/mL or IU/L

 

Gest age             Ref range (mIU/mL)

   0-2 wk                         0-250

   2-4 wk                         100-5000

   1-2 mo                         4000-200,000

   2-3 mo                         8000-100,000

   2nd trimester                4000-75,000

   3rd trimester                 1000-50,000

 

 

CHEMISTRY

Acid Phosphatase

Total 0-10 U/L

          Prostatic <4 U/L

AFP < 10-20 ng/dL

 

Anion Gap   8-12 mEq/L

Increased: DKA, elevated unmeasured anions, starvation, uremia, phosphatatemia, sulfate, lactic acidosis, shock, anaerobic glycolysis, Fructose, & Methanol. Meds: Ethylene Glycol, Paraldehyde, Salicylates, Diuretics, Penicillin, INH, & Carbenicillin.

Decreased: Dilution, paraproteinemias, Multiple Myeloma, hypernatremia, hypercalcemia, Bromide & Lithium.

 

Albumin: 3.3-5.3 g/dL

Increased: Not seen normally, iatrogenic, dehydration.

Decreased: Severe malnutrition, burns, malabsorption, pregnancy, SLE, RA, Sarcoid, Cystic fibrosis, liver disease, nephrotic syndrome, thermal burns,  thyrotoxicosis, cancer chemotherapy, pre-eclampsia, Cushing's disease, familial hypoproteinemia.

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, SGPT) 8-40 U/L

Increased: Damaged to hepatocytes, cholangitis, cholestasis, damage to myocardial cells, damaged erythrocytes, hepatic mets, injury to skeletal muscle cells.   

Decreased: Not clinically significant.

Aldolase 1.3 - 8.2 u/L

Ammonia <45 ug/dL

Antistreptolysin O-titer (ASO) < 240 µg/L

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT) 8-40 U/L

Increased: Acute hepatitis, cirrhosis, cholangitis, EBV, fatty liver, alcohol, PE, myositis, myocardial cells, trauma, primary biliary cirrhosis, MI, malignant hyperthermia. Meds: Amiodarone, NSAIDS, Heparin, Phenytoin, antihypertensive.

Decreased: Not clinically significant.

Alk Phos 30-115 U/L

Alkaline Phosphatase, serum 20-70 U/L

Increased: During growth, hyperparathyroidism, fracture healing, osteomalacia, primary & metastatic neoplasms, hepatitis, cholestasis, Pagets, cirrhosis, DM, Hodgkins, liver mets, sarcoid,  bone tumors, Ulcerative Colitis, bowel perforation, sepsis, IBD, & Thyrotoxicosis.

Decreased: Pernicious anemia, Celiac Sprue, hypothyroidism, Scurvy, Kwashiorkor, & hypophosphatesia.

Amylase, Serum 70-180 U/L

Ascorbic Acid   0.4 - 1.5 mg/dL

B12     200-1000 pg/mL

Bicarbonate 22-28 mEq/L

Increased:  Respiratory acidosis.  Meds=Thiazides, Ethacrynic acid, Mercurials, Furosemide, Corticosteroids, & laxatives.

Decreased: Diarrhea, pancreatic fistula, metabolic acidosis secondary to Ammonium Chloride, Acetazolamide, Ethylene Glycol, Methanol, Paraldehyde, Metformin & Salicylate poisoning.

Bilirubin, serum (adult)

Increased: Hepatitis, external compression of the cystic duct, neoplasms, shock, sepsis, biliary duct obstruction, hemolysis, physiologic neonatal jaundice, sarcoid, Wilsons dz,  G6PD, Reyes syndrome, Alpha 1 anti-trypsin,  Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, lymphoma, Gilbert's disease, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, kernicterus, hemolytic anemia, fatty liver dz, thalasemia & fructose intolerance. Meds: Steroids, Indomethecin, Halothane, Methyldopa.

Decreased: Iron deficiency anemia.

Total 0.2-1.5 mg/dL (2-17 µmol/L)

Direct 0.0-0.3 mg/dL (0-5 µmol/L)

C-Reactive Protein < 0.8 mg/dL

CA15-5 <20 U/mL

CA125 < 30 U/mL

CEA < 2.5 ng/dL

Ceruloplasmin 23 - 43 mg/dL

Cholesterol

Serum <200 mg/dL

          Chol: HDL >35 mg/dL

Chol/HDL ratio <5

Chol: LDL <130 mg/dL

Chol: VLDL <40 mg/dL

CO2 content, blood 24-35 mEq/L (24-35 mmol/L)

CPK

Male 5-175 U/L

Female 5-140 U/L

CPK MB <3-5%

Calcium Ionized 4.25-5.25 mg/dL (1.05-1.30 mmol/L)

Calcium, serum 8.0-10.4 mg/dL (2.0-2.6 mmol/L)

Increased/Hypercalcemia: Sarcoid, sepsis, alkolosis, cirrhosis, Leprosy, Histoplasmosis, Cushings, adrenal failure, Pheo, hyperthyroidism, primary & tertiary hyperparathyroidism, hyperphosphatemia, Sarcoidosis, Vitamin D intoxication, malabsorption, Milk-Alkali syndrome, Paget's disease of bone  thyrotoxicosis, acromegaly, & RTAs. Meds: EDTA, Steroids, Lithium, Vitamin a/e, antacids, DES, Diuretics, Gentamycin, Phenytoin, Estrogens, Tamoxifen, Progesterone.

Decreased/Hypocalcemia:  Hypoparathyroidism, vitamin D deficiency, renal failure, magnesium deficiency, acute pancreatitis, massive transfusion, alcoholism. Meds: Diuretics, Estrogens, Fluorides, Glucose, Insulin, excessive laxatives, Magnesium salts, Methicillin, & Phosphates.

 

Calcium Corrected [Norm Alb -Alb of pat]*0.8 + Ca of pat

Chloride 95-106 mEq/L

Increased: Dehydration, diarrhea, Ileal loops, RTA, ARF, diabetes insipidus, hyperparathyroidism, respiratory alkalosis, & adrenocortical disorders. Meds=Acetazolamide, ACTH, Androgens, Corticosteroids, Estrogens, Guanethidine, Salicylate toxicity Methyldopa, Phenylbutazone, Thiazides, Cholestyramine, Diazoxide, & Triamterene.

Decreased: Vomiting, NG suction, diarrhea, RF, diuretics, nephropathy, adrenocortical deficiency, Mineralocorticoid elevation, acid base disorders, Porphyria, & SIADH, Diabetic coma etc. Meds=D5W, Carbenoxolone, Corticosteroids, Laxatives, Bicarbonate, & Theophylline.

 

Copper 70-200 µg/dL

Cortisol, serum

0800 hours 5-23 µg/dL (138-635 nmol/L)

1600 hours 3-15 µg/dL (82-413 nmol/L)

2200 hours < 50% of 0800 hours

Creatine kinase, serum (at 37deg)

          M 55-170 U/L

          F 30-106 U/L

Creatinine, serum 0.6-1.5 mg/dL (53-106 µmol/L)

Increased: Due functional impairment; not altered by dietary protein intake. Caused by renal insufficiency, proteinuria, ascites, DM, heart failure, acromegaly, hyperthyroidism, Glucose, Fructose & obesity.  Meds=Ascorbic acid, Procainamide, Levodopa, & Methyldopa.

Decreased: Seen in pregnancy & exercise.

Ferritin, serum

Male 15-250 ng/mL (15-250 µg/L)

Female 12-150 ng/mL (12-150 µg/L)

Fibrinogen 200-400 mg/dL (2.0-4.0 g/L)

Folate 3-12 ng/mL

Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) 10-60 U/L

Increased: Jaudice, fatty liver, cholestasis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, intrahepatic or extrahepatic obstruction of bile ducts, MI, pneumonia, DM, pancreatitis, obesity, alcohol hepatitis, mononucleosis, hyperthyroidism, myotonic dystrophy pancreatic & prostate cancers.  Meds: INH, TCN, Thiazides, Steriods.

Decreased: Not clinically significant.

Glucose, serum                                                                                                                                                                                   ----- Fasting 60-110 mg/dL (3.3-6.1 mmol/L)
        2 hr postprandial <120mg/dL (< 6.6 mmol/L)

Increased/Hyperglycemia: Symptoms of diabetes plus plasma glucose of > 200 mg/dL OR fasting plasma glucose of >126 mg/dL OR plasma glucose of 200 mg/dL or at 2 hours following a 75-gram glucose load.  Pancreatic tumor, stress, MI, strokes surgery, trauma, endocrine disorders (Cushings, Conn’s Acromegaly, Pheo), Caffeine, ETOH, Corticosteroids, Estrogens, Indomethacin, oral contraceptives, Lithium, Phenytoin, Furosemide, Thiazides, Propanolol, Prazosin, & Rifampin.

Decreased/Hypoglycemia: Low plasma glucose <50 mg/dL during a symptomatic episode. Endocrine (adrenal insufficiency, hypothyroidism, liver dz, renal dz), neoplasms (islet cell tumor, adrenal & gastric carcinoma, fibrosarcoma, hepatoma), poisonings (arsenic, chloroform, phosphorous, alcohol, Salicylates, & antihistamines), hypothyroidism, vomiting, trauma, surgery, functional disorders (postgastrectomy, gastroenterostomy, vagotomy, autonomic nervous system disorders). Meds=MAOI, NSAIDS, Salicylates, & Warafarin.

 

Growth Hormone, serum 0-10 ng/mL

IgA 76-390 mg/dL (0.76-3.40 g/L)

IgE 0-380 IU/mL (0-380 kIU/mL)

IgG 700-1500 mg/dL (6.5-15 g/L)

IgM 40-300 mg/dL (0.4-3.45 g/L)

 

Iron (Fe+2) 50-160 µg/dL (9-30 µmol/L)

Increased:  Hemolytic, megaloblastic, & aplastic anemias, & in hemochromatosis, acute leukemia, lead poisoning, pyridoxine deficiency, thalassemia, iron therapy, repeated transfusions. Drugs: Chloramphenicol, Cisplatin, Estrogen, OCPs, Ethanol, Iron Dextran, & Methotrexate.

Decreased: Iron-deficiency anemia, acute & chronic infections, carcinoma, nephrotic syndrome, hypothyroidism, & post-op.

 

Iron saturation 20-55%

Lactate 5-16 mg/dL

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) 50-200 U/L

Increased: Clofibrate, Dicumarol, Ethanol, Fluorides, Imipramine, Methotrexate, Mithramycin, narcotic analgesics, Nitrofurantoin, Propoxyphene, Quinidine, & Sulfonamides.

Decreased: Not clinically significant.

 

Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP)

 

       Male 80-200 u/ml 

       Female 75-185  u/ml

 

Lipase 5-25 U/L

Magnesium 1.6-2.8 mg/dL (0.7-1.17 mmol/L)

Myoglobin 10-75 ng/mL

Osmolality, serum 274-296 mOsm

[2(Na) + (BUN/2.8) + (Glucose/18)]
O2 saturation 96-100% (0.96-1.00)

Parathyroid hormone, serum, N-terminal (PTH) (230-630 ng/L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phosphorus (inorganic), serum 3.0-4.6 mg/dL (1.0-1.5 mmol/L)

Increased/Hyperphosphatemia: Acute/chronic RF, acromegaly,multiple myeloma, Paget's, metastases, Addison's disease, hemolysiss, rhabdmyolysis, volume contraction,  leukemia, sarcoidosis, Milk-Alkali Syndrome, vitamin D excess, healing fractures, hypoparathyroidism, tumor lysis syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis.  Drugs: Androgens, Furosemide, GH, Hydrochlorthiazide, oral contraceptives, Parathormone, & Phosphates.

 

Increased/Hypophosphatemia: RTAs, acidosis, Cushings, sepsis, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, malabsorption syndromes, Estrogens, hyperinsulinism, gout, heat stroke, vomiting, diarrhea, hyperparathyroidism.  Meds: Acetazolamide, Antacids, Anticonvulsants, Steroids, Citrates, Mannitol, Oxalate, Tartrate, & Phenothiazines.

 

 

Potassium 3.5-5.0 mEq/L

Increased: Acute/chronic RF, crush injuries, hyperkinetic activity, malignant hyperpyrexia, hemolysis, thrombocytosis, respiratory acidosis, metabolic acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, & Addison's disease. Meds: Spironolactone, Amiloride, Triamterene, Histamine, Indomethacin, Lithium, Mannitol, Methicillin, Aminocaproic acid, Antineoplastic agents, Epinephrine, Heparin, Beta-blockers, Alpha-agonist, Phenformin, Propranolol, salt substitutes, Succinylcholine, Tetracycline, NSAIDs & Isoniazid.

Decreased: Vomiting, diarrhea, starvation, bulimia, Cushings, Barter’s Syndrome, Liddle’s Syndrome, villous adenoma, RTAs, alkalosis & adenoma, renin secreting tumor, & hypercorticoidism. Meds:  Amphotericin, diuretics, Licorice, Salicylates, Carbenicillin, Carbenoxolone, Steroids, Corticosteroids, & Ticarcillin.

 

Prolactin, serum

Male <15 ng/mL

Female <20 ng/mL

Protein, serum

Increased: Para-proteinemia, cirrhosis, elevated albumin, elevated globulin, volume contraction, multiple myeloma, tumor, Gaucher’s, venous stasis, OCPs, iron deficiency, DM, inflammation, MI, nephritic syndrome, dehydration, Sarcoid, & hypergammaglobulinemia.

Decreased:  Malnutrition, low albumin, starvation, pleural exudates, ascites, anorexia, GI tumor, burns, hemolytic anemia, polydipsia, & pregnancy.

Total (recumbent) 5.6-7.8 g/dL (55-78 g/L)

Albumin 3.4-5.4 g/dL (35-55 g/L)

Globulins 2.3-3.5 g/dL (23-35 g/L)

PaO2 75-105 mm Hg

PCO2 33-44 mm Hg

PH 7.35-7.45 mm Hg

PSA <4.0 ng/dL

RPR non-reactive

Sodium 135-147 mEq/L

Increased: Sweating, burns, pancreatitis, Amyliod, Sarcoid, diarrhea/vomiting, polyuria, Cushings, & low protein intake, Multiple Myeloma, DI, surgery, poor PO water hydration. Meds: Mineralocorticoid, Methyldopa, Oxyphenbutazone, Carbenoxolone, Diazoxide, Reserpine, Guanethidine, Licorice, Sodium Bicarbonate, & Methoxyflurane.

Decreased: Sweating, diarrhea, vomiting, RTA, Addison’s, diuretic abuse, dilutional, nephrotic syndrome, liver failure, malnutrition, SIADH, metabolic defects, & reno-tubular.  Meds: Diuretics, Cyclophosphamide, Chlorpropamide, Ammonium Chloride, Corticosteroid, NSAIDS, Vasopressin, Heparin, Aminoglutethimide, & Vincristine.

 

Transferrin 200-400 mg/dL

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 0.3-4.7 µU/mL

Hypothyroid is >12
Hyperthyroid is < 0.18 

Thyroxine (T4), serum 5-12 µg/dL (64-155 nmol/L)

Increased: Grave’s dz, Hashimoto’s, De Quervain, Strauma Ovarii, thyroid cancer, HCG secreting tumors.  Meds: Amiodarone, Iodine.

Decreased: Not clinically significant.

TIBC 240-440 µg/dL

Triglycerides (TG), serum 35-150 mg/dL (0.4-1.81 mmol/L)

Increased: Primary hypertriglyceridemia, DM, Cushing’s, Gout, CKD, obesity, hypothyroidism, stress, HTN.  Meds: Beta Blockers, Ethanol, Miconazole, Cholestyramine, Corticosteroids, Thiazides, Glucocorticoids, OCPs, Spironolactone, & Estrogen.

Decreased:  Cachexia, abetalipoproteinemia, burns, COPD, hyperthyroidism, malnutrition, & malabsorption states.

Triiodothyronine (T3), serum (RIA) 115-190 ng/dL (1.8-2.9 nmol/L)

Increased:  Hyperthyroidism.  Meds: Androgens, Barbiturates, Chlorpropamide, Corticosteroids, Danazol, Penicillin, Valproic acid.

Decreased: Pregnancy, acute hepatitis, & in genetically-determined elevations of TBG. Meds: Clofibrate, Lithium, Methimazole, Proponolol, contrast media, Phenothiazines, Propylthiouracil, & hypothyroidism.

          Free 250-500 pg/dL

          Total  75-200 ng/dL

          Uptake 22-35%

Troponin 0-0.5 ng/ml

Thyrocalcitonin, serum 115-190 ng/dL (1.8-2.9 nmol/L)

Resin uptake 25-35%

 

Urea nitrogen, serum (BUN) 7-21 mg/dL (1.2-3.0 mmol urea/L)

Increased:  Decreased effective circulating blood volume, dehydration, GIB, or renal perfusion diseases. High protein intake states or obstruction of urine flow. 

 

Decreased: High carbohydrate/low protein diets, over-hydration, late pregnancy, infancy, acromegaly, poor nutrition, mal-absorption, & severe liver damage.

 

 

 

Uric acid, serum 3.0-7.5 mg/dL (0.18-0.48 mmol/L)

Increased: HPRT, renal failure, hemolytic dz, psoriasis, liver disease, sarcoidosis, ethanol consumption. Meds: diuretics, Catecholamines, Ethambutol, Pyrazinamide, & Salicylates.

Decreased: Wilson's disease, Fanconi's syndrome, Xanthinuria, Hodgkin's, Multiple Myeloma, & Bronchogenic Carcinoma.

 

Zinc 50-150 ug/dL

 

Complement
C3:   85 - 185 mg/dl

C4: 12 - 5 mg/dl
CH100 60-90 hemolytic units/ml

 

 

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID

Cell count 0-5 cells/mm3 (0-5 x 106/L)

Chloride 118-132 mmol/L

Gamma globulin 3-12%

Glucose 40-80 mg/dL (2.2-3.9 mmol/L)

Leukocytes, Diff

          Lymph 60-75%

          Mono 25-60%

          Neutro 1-3%         

Pressure 70-180 mm H2O

Protein, total 10-40 mg/dL

 

CSF/Meningitis

Normal

          Pressure (mmH2O)         500-200

          Cells Type                      Mononuclear

WBCs (cells/mm3)          <5

          Protein (mg/100ml)          15-45

          Glucose (mg/100ml)        45-80

 

         

Viral Meningitis

WBC >5 to 1K

Gram stain negative

Culture negative

Blood culture negative

Glucose normal

Protein normal

Some lymphocytes

 

 

Bacterial Meningitis

          WBC >5 to 60K

Protein 100 - 500

Glucose 5-40

Lactate increased

 

 

DRUG LEVELS

Drug 

Therapeutic range 

Toxic range

Acetaminophen

 

Varies

 

>250 mcg/ml  

 

Amikacin

 

20-25 mcg/ml

 

 

>25 mcg/ml

Aminophylline

10-20 mcg/ml

 

>20 mcg/ml

 

Amitriptyline

 

110-250 ng/ml

 

>500 ng/ml

 

Carbamazepine

6-12 mcg/ml  

>12 mcg/ml  

Drugs

Therapeutic range 

Toxic range

Desipramine

115-300 ng/ml

>500 ng/ml

Digoxin

0.8-2.0 ng/ml  

 

> 2ng/ml 

 

Disopyramide

2-5 mcg/ml

 

>5 mcg/ml

 

Ethosuximide

40-100 mcg/ml 

 

>100 mcg/ml

 

Imipramine

 

150-300 ng/ml

>500 ng/ml

Gentamycin

6-10 mcg/ml

>12 mcg/ml

Lidocaine

1.5-5.0 mcg/ml

 

> 5 mcg/ml

 

Lithium

0.6-1.2 mEq/L  

> 1.6 mEq/L  

Magnesium  

4-7 mEq/L

> 7 mEq/ml