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10 Cards in this Set
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PT (PROTHROMBIN TIME)
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CAN BE USED TO DETECT COAGULATION DISORDERS AND HEPRIN THERAPY
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PTT (PARTICLE THROMBOPLASTIN TIME)
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HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR BLOOD TO CLOT.NORMAL 11-13 SECONDS
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ESR (ERYTHOCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE)
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ADULT MALE: 0-10 MM/HR FEMALE: 0-20 MM/HR
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CREATININE
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INDICATOR OF RENAL FUNCTION
MALE: 0.6-1.2 MG/DL FEMALE: 0.5-1.1 MG/DL |
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BUN (BLOOD UREA NITROGEN)
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UREA (WASTE CONTENT) IN BLOOD CAN INDICATE KIDNEY FAILURE
NORMAL: 10-23 MG/DL |
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URIC ACID
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GOUT AND PERNICIOUS ANEMIA
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THYROID FUNCTION TEST
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T4, T3, TSH
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THYROID FUNCTION TEST-T4
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T4- ↑ IS GRAVES DISEASE AND HYPERTHYROIDISM
↓ IS HYPOTHYROID, ACROMEGALY, CRETINISM, GOITER, AND LIVER DISEASE |
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THYROID FUNCTION TEST-T3
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T3- ↓ IODINE DEFICIENCY
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THYROID FUNCTION TEST-TSH
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TSH- STIMULATES THE RELEASE OF T3 & T4. HYPO OR HYPERTHYROID
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