| Chemistry |
Low |
High |
| Alcohol |
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≥ 300mg/dL |
| Ammonia |
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≥ 80umol/L |
| Bicarbonate, arterial |
≤ 10 mmol/L |
≥ 40 mmol/L |
| Bilirubin, neonatal ≤ 1 month |
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≥ 18 mg/dL |
| Blood Gases |
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| pCO2, arterial |
≤ 20 mmHg |
≥70mm Hg |
| pH, arterial or venous |
≤ 7.2 |
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| pO2 (arterial) |
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| <6 months (179 days) |
<25mm Hg |
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| ≥6 months (180 days) |
<50mm Hg |
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| Cord Blood |
Not necessary to call panic values |
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| Calcium |
≤ 6.0 mg/dL |
≥ 13.0 mg/dL |
| Carbon Monoxide |
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≥ 12% |
| Creatinine* |
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≥ 7.0 mg/dL |
| Glucose |
≤ 40 mg/dL |
≥ 500 mg/dL |
| Glucose (newborn) |
≤ 30 mg/dL |
≥ 300 mg/dL |
| Iron (overdose) |
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≥ 300 ug/dL |
| Lactic Acid |
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≥ 3.0 mmol/L |
| Magnesium |
≤ 1.0 mg/dL |
≥ 7.0 mg/dL |
| Methemoglobin |
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≥ 2% |
| Phosphorus* |
≤ 1.0 mg/dL |
≥ 8.0 mg/dL |
| Potassium |
≤ 2.5 mmol/L |
≥ 6.5 mmol/L |
| Potassium (newborn) |
≤ 2.5 mmol/L |
≥ 8.0 mmol/L |
| Sodium |
≤ 120 mmol/L |
≥ 160 mmol/L |
| * N/A per Drs Ahrens, Trostel, Eggert, and Ward for dialysis patients, i.e., Nephrologists have requested that Laboratory not call BUN, Creatinine, or Phosphorus "panic" results. (letter received from Madison Area Renal Specialists 04/08/08 |
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Drug Levels |
Low |
High |
| Acetaminophen |
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≥ 150 ug/mL |
| Carbamazepine |
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≥ 15.0 ug/mL |
| Digoxin |
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≥ 3.0 ng/mL |
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( ≥ 6 hrs after dose) |
| Dilantin (Phenytoin) |
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≥ 30.0 ug/mL |
| Gentamicin/Tobramycin |
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Trough ≥ 4 ug/mL |
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Trough ≥ 3 ug/mL -IICU |
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Peak ≥ 12 ug/mL |
| Lithium |
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≥ 1.5 mmol/L |
| Phenobarbital |
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≥ 50.0 ug/mL |
| Salicylate |
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≥ 30 mg/dL |
| Theophylline |
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≥ 20.0 ug/mL |
| Valproate (Valproic Acid) |
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≥ 150 ug/mL |
| Vancomycin |
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Trough ≥ 30.0 ug/mL |
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Peak ≥ 60.0 ug/mL |
Hematology |
Low |
High |
| Fibrinogen |
≤ 100 mg/dL |
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| WBC (newborn to 16 years) |
< 1,000/uL |
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| Hematocrit |
≤ 21.0% |
≥ 57.0% |
| Hematocrit (newborn) |
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≥ 72% |
| Hemoglobin |
≤ 7.0 g/dL |
≥ 19.0 g/dL |
| Hemoglobin (newborn) |
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≥ 24.0 g/dL |
| Platelets |
≤ 30,000 |
≥ 1,000,000 |
| Platelets (newborn & peds) |
≤ 20,000 |
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| INR |
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≥ 6 |
| Reducing substance in children |
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Positive |
| Urine Ketones |
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≥ 2+ in the presence of positive glucose |
| Smear Malaria |
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Positive Smear |
Microbiology
Positive Blood Culture
Positive CSF (lumbar puncture) Gram Stain or Culture
Blood Bank
Clinically significant antibody found in Hemolytic Disease of Newborn work-up.
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