Arterial blood gases/ABGs:

·       pH, (test for acid/alkaline balance)

·       FEV (forced expiratory volume)

·       FVC (forced vital capacity)

·       O2 (oxygen), pO2

·       CO2 (carbon dioxide), pCO2

·       oxygen saturation (determined by pulse oximetry)

·       bicarbonate

Basic electrolytes: An experienced MT would know these...

·       sodium

·       potassium

·       chloride

·       bicarbonate

Basic metabolic panel/BMP:

·       electrolytes

·       BUN (blood urea nitrogen)

·       creatinine

·       glucose

·       calcium

Bone profile:

·       calcium

·       uric acid

·       phosphorus

·       alkaline phosphatase

SMA stands for “sequential multichannel autoanalyzer.”

·       chem 7

·       basic metabolic panel

·       comprehensive metabolic panel

·       SMA 7

·       SMA 12

·       SMA 18

Beta HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin): Test for pregnancy.

Cardiac studies:

·       CK (creatine kinase)

·       CPK (creatine phosphokinase)

·       CPK-MB (myocardial band enzymes of CPK)

·       troponin

·       CK-MB CK isoenzyme

·       LDH (lactate dehydrogenase)

·       LDH-1 & LDH-2

·       LDH isoenzymes

·       SGOT

·       myoglobin

·       troponin complex

Cerebrospinal fluid/CSF:

·       protein

·       glucose

·       cells (cell count)

·       total leukocytes

·       lymphocytes

·       monocytes

·       neutrophils

·       LP (lab report may specify LP rather than CSF because CSF is obtained by means of a lumbar puncture)
 

Coagulation studies:

·       PT (prothrombin time)

·       PTT (partial thromboplastin time)

Complete blood count/CBC (Hematology Values):

·       hemoglobin (HGB)

·       hematocrit (HCT)

·       platelets (platelet count)

·       red blood cells (RBC)

·       RDW (RBC Distribution Width)

·       leukocytes (white blood cells) (WBC)

·       MCV (mean corpuscular volume)

·       MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin)

·       MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration)

·       erythrocyte sedimentation rate (“sed rate”)

·       myelocytes

·       band neutrophils (bands)

·       segmented neutrophils (segs)

·       neutrophils (neuts)

·       lymphocytes (lymps)

·       monocytes (monos)

·       eosinophils (eos)

·       basophils (baso)

·       granulocytes

·       “the differential” - The ratio of these wbc's to one another — as percentages - is called “the differential” on a CBC; the components of the differential should always add up to 100%, (although all the components may not always be dictated).

Comprehensive metabolic panel/CMP (chem 12 / SMA 12 / SMA 20):

·       electrolytes

·       glucose

·       BUN

·       creatinine

·       albumin

·       total bilirubin

·       calcium

·       alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

·       total protein (TP)

·       AST (serum aspartate aminotransferase)

·       ALT (alanine aminotransferase)

·       sodium 

·       potassium 

·       co2 (carbon dioxide, bicarbonate) 

·       chloride

·       bilirubin

·       phosphorus

·       uric acid

·       cholesterol

·       LDH

·       direct bilirubin

·       triglycerides

·       iron

Comprehensive metabolic panel/CMP (cont.)

·       Notice that the comprehensive panel includes electrolytes, kidney function studies, and liver function studies, as well as glucose (blood sugar).

Chem 7:

·       glucose

·       BUN

·       creatinine

·       albumin

·       total bilirubin

·       calcium

·       alkaline phosphatase

·       Note that the chem 7 does not include the electrolytes.

Electrolytes (often referred to as “lytes”):

·       sodium (Na)

·       potassium (K)

·       chloride (Cl)

·       bicarbonate or bicarb (HCO3.)

·       magnesium (Mg or mag)

·       phosphates

·       calcium

·       phosphorus

·       anion gap (sodium + potassium – CO2 + chloride)

·       calc/phos (calcium/phosphorus ratio)

·       sodium/potassium

·       CO2 (carbon dioxide)

Endocrine (diabetic):

·       glucose in blood, urine.

·       ketones

·       hemoglobin A1c (glycosylated hemoglobin)

Iron studies:

·       TIBC (total iron-binding capacity),

·       serum iron

·       ferritin

·       transferrin

Lipids (cardiac risk):

·       triglycerides

·       cholesterol

·       HDL (high-density lipids). The

·       LDL (low-density lipids) and the

·       ratio of HDL to LDL

·       cholesterol/LDL ratio

Liver (hepatic enzymes) function tests:

·       albumin

·       total bilirubin

·       direct bilirubin

·       indirect bilirubin

·       AST (SGOT)

·       ALT (SGPT)

·       alkaline phosphatase

·       LDH (lactic acid dehydrogenase)

·       total protein

·       GGT

Prostate study: PSA (prostate specific antigen). A high PSA can indicate the presence of prostatic cancer.

Protein:

·       protein, total

·       albumin

·       globulin

·       A/G ratio (albumin/globulin ratio)

Renal (or kidney) function tests:

·       BUN (blood urea nitrogen)

·       creatinine

·       creatinine clearance

·       uric acid

·       BUN/creatinine

Renal profile:

·       SMA

·       sodium

·       potassium

·       chloride

·       carbon dioxide

·       BUN (SUN)

·       creatinine

·       glucose

Thyroid function tests:

·       T3 uptake

·       T4 (thyroxine)

·       TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)

·       thyroxine index

·       free T4 index (T7)

·       T3 RIA

·       T3 RU

Urinalysis:

·       albumin

·       pH

·       specific gravity

·       rbc's

·       wbc's

·       ketones

·       glucose

·       protein

·       nitrites

·       leukocyte

·       esterase

A few more Chemistries:

·       amylase

·       lipase

·       lactate

Hematology Values

·         WBC

·         RBC

·         RDW (RBC Distribution Width)

·         HEMATOCRIT (HCT)

·         HEMOGLOBIN (HGB)

·         MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin)

·         MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)

·         MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration)

·         PLATELET COUNT

·         NEUTROPHILS and NEUTROPHIL COUNT

·         LYMPHOCYTES and LYMPHOCYTE COUNT

·         MONOCYTES and MONOCYTE COUNT

·         EOSINOPHILS and EOSINOPHIL COUNT

·         BASOPHILS and BASOPHIL COUNT

Electrolyte Values

·         SODIUM

·         POTASSIUM

·         CHLORIDE

·         CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)

·         CALCIUM

·         PHOSPHORUS

·         ANION GAP (Sodium + Potassium - CO2 + Chloride)

·         CALCIUM/PHOSPHORUS Ratio

·         SODIUM/POTASSIUM

Hepatic Enzymes

·         AST (Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase - SGOT )

·         ALT (Serum Glutamic-Pyruvic Transaminase - SGPT)

·         ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE

·         GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase) 

·         LDH (Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase)

·         BILIRUBIN, TOTAL
 

Renal Related

·         B.U.N. (Blood Urea Nitrogen)

·         CREATININE

·         URIC ACID

·         BUN/CREATININE

Protein

·         PROTEIN, TOTAL

·         ALBUMIN

·         GLOBULIN

·         A/G RATIO (Albumin/Globulin Ratio)

Lipids

·         CHOLESTEROL

·         LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein)

·         HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)

·         TRIGLYCERIDES

·         CHOLESTEROL/LDL RATIO

Thyroid

·         THYROXINE (T4)

·         T3-UPTAKE

·         FREE T4 INDEX (T7)

·         THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)

Cardiac

·         Creatine phosphokinase (CK)

·         CK-MB CK isoenzyme 

·         (LDH) Lactate dehydrogenase 

·         LDH-1 and LDH-2  LDH isoenzymes

·         SGOT 

·         Myoglobin

·         Troponin Complex