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Category Abbreviation Definition Normal Value Formula
Acid Base
  pH   7.35-7.45  
PaCO2 Partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide 35-45 mm Hg  
PaO2 Partial pressure of arterial oxygen 75-100 mm Hg  
Bicarbonate   18-22 mmol/L  
Base deficit/base excess   (−3)–(+3)  
Lactate   0.5-1 mmol/L  
Cardiac and Hemodynamic
  BSA Body surface area Meters squared (m2) Value obtained from a nomogram based on height and weight
CI Cardiac index 2.5-4.3 L/min/m2 image
CK Creatinine kinase < 120 mcg/L  
CK-MB Creatinine kinase MB band < 3 ng/mL  
CO Cardiac output 4-8 L/min CO = stroke volume × heart rate
CVP Central venous pressure 2-8 mm Hg  
EF Ejection fraction Greater than 60% image
HR Heart rate 60-100 beats/min  
LVSW Left ventricular stroke work 8-10 g/m/m2 LVSW = SI × MAP × 0.0144
MAP Mean arterial pressure > 70 mm Hg image
PAD Pulmonary artery diastolic 8-15 mm Hg  
PAS Pulmonary artery systolic pressure 16-24 mm Hg  
PAOP Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure 8-12 mm Hg PAOP obtained via swan-ganz catheter.
PVR Pulmonary vascular resistance 100-250 dynes/s/cm5 image
RVEDV Right ventricular end-diastolic volume 100-160 mL SV/EF
RVSW Right ventricular stroke work 51-61 g/m/m2 RVSW = SI × MAP × 0.0144
SV Stroke volume 60-100 mL/beat CO/HR × 1000
SVI Stroke volume index 33-47 mL/m2/beat image
SVR Systemic vascular resistance 800-1200 dynes-s/cm−5 SVR = 80 × (MAP−RAP)/CO
SVRI Systemic vascular resistance index 1970-2390 dynes-sec/cm–5/m2 80 × (MAP − RAP)/CI
Myoglobin Female 10-65 ng/mL  
Myoglobin Male 10-95 ng/mL  
Troponin I Troponin I < 0.4 ng/mL  
Troponin T Troponin T < 0.1 ng/mL  
Functional Hemodynamics
  SPV Systolic pressure variation > 10 mm Hg SBPmax − SBPmin
  SPV% > 10% [(SBPmax – SBPmin)/(SBPmax+SBPmin/2)] × 100
PPV Pulse pressure variation > 12.5% [(PPmax − PPmin)/PP max+PPmin/2)] × 100
SVV Stroke volume variation > 12% [(SVmax − SVmin)/SVmax +SVmin/2)] × 100
Endocrine
  ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone 10-50 pg/mL  
    Levels are usually less than 20 pg/mL in afternoon  
    Less than 5-10 pg/mL at midnight  
ADH Antidiuretic hormone 1-5 pg/mL  
Cortisol Cortisol 10-20 ug/dL in the early morning  
    3-10 ug/dL afternoon  
    < 5 ug/dL after usual bedtime  
    Great deal of variation  
T3 Serum triiodothyronine 80-180 ng/dL  
T4 Serum thyroxine 4.6-12 ug/dL  
TSH Serum thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone) 0.5-6 mlU/L  
Hematology
  RBC Red blood count Males: 4.2-5.4 million/μL  
    Females: 3.6-5.0 million/μL  
Retic count Reticulocyte count 0.5%-1.5%  
WBC White blood cell count 4500-10500/μL  
WBC differential (% of total) As below    
  Neutrophils 50%-70%  
  Segmented Bands 56%  
    0%-3%  
  Eosinophils 0%-3%  

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