Routine Lab Values Made Ridiculously Simple

Name: Routine Lab Values Made Ridiculously Simple
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This book is for medical, nursing, and physician associate students, primary care physicians, and other health professionals who frequently encounter abnormal values on routine laboratory screening tests―such as:

The complete blood count (CBC)
Metabolic panel
Coagulation studies
Kidney and liver function tests
Lipid profile
Thyroid function tests
Urinalysis

When an abnormality appears unexpectedly, what does it mean? Routine screening tests are often ordered without a particular diagnosis in question, making it more challenging to interpret isolated abnormalities, which may arise from a wide range of possible causes.

This book is organized by type of screening test. Each chapter includes tables listing potential causes of elevated or decreased values, along with the underlying pathophysiologic reasoning.

It is our hope that this book serves as a useful reference for the day-to-day interpretation of standard screening tests.

Author(s)

Stephen Goldberg, M.D.
Stephen Goldberg, M.D., a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is a researcher, physician, teacher, computer programmer, writer, musician/composer, and past President of the Medmaster Publishing Company for 40 years. Dr. Goldberg has published numerous medical and scientific papers through research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, New York Medical College and the University of Miami School of Medicine. He has authored 20 books in a diversity of medical areas, including textbooks of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Neurology, Consciousness, Ophthalmology, Hematology, and Computer Programming, as well as many interactive computer programs on various medical topics, including Atlas of Microbiology and Atlas of Human Diseases. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he taught medical students for 25 years. His reputation is that of an educator who can simplify complex topics. He received the George Paff Most Outstanding Professor Teaching Award11 times at the U of M and was invited in 2004 to be the keynote speaker at the medical school graduation commencement at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for his work in medical education. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Medmaster Publishing Company.

Details

Pages: 120

Publication: Edition 1 (December 20, 2025)

Language: English

ISBN: 9781962445290 eISBN: 9781962445306

Table of contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Red Blood Cells (RBCS)
RBC Count
Hematocrit (Hct) and Hemoglobin (HGB)
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
Reticulocyte Count
Iron
Ferritin
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
Transferrin Saturation
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) White Blood Cells (WBCs)
White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Neutrophil Count
Lymphocyte Count
Eosinophil Count
Monocyte Count
Basophil Count
Platelets
Platelet Count
Atypical Cells
Atypical White Blood Cells
Atypical Platelets

Chapter 2 Bleeding and Clotting Tests

Platelet Function
The Blood-Clotting Cascade
Coagulation Tests

Chapter 3 The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Glucose
Electrolytes
Sodium (Na+)
Potassium (K+)
Chloride (Cl-)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Bicarbonate (HCO3-)
Calcium (Ca++)
Magnesium (Mg++)
Phosphate (PO4)
Anion Gap
Kidney Function Tests
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Creatinine
Liver Function Tests
Bilirubin
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Total Protein
Albumin
Globulin
The Albumin/Globulin (A/G) Ratio
Hepatitis Virus Tests
Vitamins

Chapter 4 Lipid Panel

Total Cholesterol
Low-Density (“BAD”) Lipoprotein (LDL)
High-Density (“GOOD”) Lipoprotein (HDL)
Triglycerides
Calculated Lipid Values
Non-HDL Cholesterol
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
Very Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)

Chapter 5 Thyroid Function Tests86

Free Triiodothyronine (T3) and Free Thyroxine (T4)
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Chapter 6 Urinalysis

Visual
Odor
Chemical
Nitrites and Urine Leukocyte Esterase
Microscopic
Cells
Casts
Crystals
Sexually Transmitted Infections

APPENDIX
NORMAL LAB VALUES