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Joan Smith, 55 years of age, is a female patient who presents to the intensive care unit with the diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage. The patient stopped taking her antihypertensive suddenly because of the cost of the medications and she recently lost her inh to stornina Thomatinntir olish

please I need help with her normal and abnormal labs?

Please need help with her normal and abnormal labs?

Joan Smith, 55 years of age, is a female patient who presents to the intensive care unit with diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage. the patient stopped taking her antihypertensive meds suddenly because of the cost, and recently lost her her job to outsourcing. the patient is slightly drowsy and complains of headache and blurred vision. the patient blood pressure is 220/130 upon presentation.
     please can you help me solve her normal and abnormal labs pertaining to this scenario..Thanks

Answer 1

INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE

An intracranial hemorrhage is a type of bleeding that occurs inside the skull (cranium). Cause Intracranial hemorrhage include high blood pressure (hypertension), abnormally weak or dilated (aneurysm) blood vessels that leak, drug abuse, and trauma.

Common Laboratory Tests

Tests   Normal values

Hemoglobin 10.5-18 g/dL

Hematocrit 32-52%

Red blood cell 4-6 million/mm3

White blood cell

1-23 months 6,000-14,000/mm3

2-9 years 4,000-12,000/mm3

10-18 years 4,000-10,500/mm3

Prothrombin time 12.7-15.4 sec

Partial thromboplastin time By laboratory control

Platelets 150,000-400,000/mm3

Bleeding time (adult) <7.1 min

International Normalized Ratio (INR) Without anticoagulant therapy: 1

Anticoagulant therapeutic range: 2-3

Sodium (Na) 134-143 mmol/L

Potassium (K) 3.3-4.6 mmol/L

Chloride (Cl) 98-106 mmol/L

C-reactive protein 0.08-1.58 mg/dl

Blood Pressure 120/80 mm/Hg