Understanding Chemistry Lab Values

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-UCLV

Hours: 1.25

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the relationship between lab values and physiological processes
Interpret lab values against reference ranges
Distinguish abnormal lab values and describe their physiological causes

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: The Chemistry Panel

Chemistry Panel: What & Why?

Basic Metabolic Panel

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Renal / Hepatic/ Electrolyte Panels

Section 3: Fluid & Electrolyte Homeostasis

Fluids

Fluid Compartments

Fluid Homeostasis

Electrolytes

Homeostatic Regulation of Electrolytes

Section 4: The Chem-7

Potassium

Sodium

Bicarbonate

Chloride

BUN and Creatinine

Glucose

Section 5: The Renal Fishbone

Calcium

Magnesium

Phosphate

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor(s)

Resources

References

Instructor: Ashley M. Coffey, RN

Ashley Coffey, RN, BSN, BA is a SME nurse writer for Relias with a focus in Acute Care. She holds three bachelor's degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill: in English Literature, Linguistics, and Nursing. With over ten years of nursing experience in critical care, post-surgical care, and post-anesthesia care units in university and community hospitals across the United States, she fosters a particular passion for balancing time constraints with necessary, engaging education for nurses.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.