ANCC PMHNP LAB VALUES
EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
"CREATININE - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5-1.2 normal, kidney damage if elevated , athletes may be higher"
"BUN - CORRECT ANSWER 10-20 mg/dL"
"SIGNS OF LITHIUM TOXICITY - CORRECT ANSWER nystagmus, ataxia, increased deep tendon reflexes,
altered mental status, cardiac arrhythmias"
"Calcium, Ca++ - CORRECT ANSWER 8.8-10.5
<7.0, tetany
>11.0, hyperparathyroidism
>13.5, hypercalcemic coma, metastatic cancer"
"Sodium, Na+ - CORRECT ANSWER 135-148 mEq/L"
"hypernatremia - CORRECT ANSWER dehydration
hypovolemia
diabetes insipidus
eating too much salt
gastroenteritis
drugs such as adrenocorticosteroids, methyldopa, hydrazine, cough meds"
"hyponatremia - CORRECT ANSWER drugs such as lithium, vasopressin, diuretics
addisons
renal disorder
gi fluid loss"
"Magnesium, Mg - CORRECT ANSWER 1.3 - 2.1 mEq/L
lithium can increase"
"hypomagnesemia - CORRECT ANSWER depression, confusion, irritability,nystagmus, tetany,
convulsions, ataxia, increased reflexes, muscle weakness"
"hypermagnesemia - CORRECT ANSWER N/V, respiratory depression, hypotension, depressed skeletal
muscle contraction and nerve function, bradycardia"
"Potassium, K+ - CORRECT ANSWER 3.5-5.1 mEq/L"
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