Common laboratory diagnostics in primary pediatric care settings

Lab Test

Normal Range for pediatric patients per age range

What does a High Level Indicate

What does a Low Level Indicate

Why would this test be ordered? (give a minimum of three)

BUN

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent

Creatinine

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Urine Analysis Dip Stick

RBCs

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

HGB

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

HCT

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Platelets

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Reticulocytes

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

WBCs

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

neutrophils

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Bands

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

eosphinils

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

lymphocytes

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

monocytes

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Basophils

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Hgb A1c

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Normal blood lead level

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Sweat chloride test

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Potassium

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Sodium

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Fasting Blood glucose

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Calcium

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

TSH

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

T3

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Free T 4

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Oxygen saturation

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Serum pH

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Emergency O2 sat

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Life threatening O2 sat

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

magnesium

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent:

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)

Infant:

Child:

Adolescent: