PANIC VALUES

Chemistry

AnalyteAge RangeCritical ValueUnits
Anion GapAny age>30mmol/L
Bicarbonate (Whole Blood)Any age<10, >40mEq/L
Calcium *Any age<6.5, >13mg/dL
ChlorideAny age<80, >120mmol/L
CO2Any age<10, >40mmol/L
CO HemoglobinAny age<20, >40%
Free (ionized) CalciumAny age<20, >40%
Glucose0-2 days / >2 days <1 yr / >1 yr>35 / >40 / >55mg/dL
Glucose<30 days / >30 days–17 yrs / >17 yrs>200 / >300 / >450mg/dL
Glucose (GDM Tests)Any age<50 / >300mg/dL
Glucose: PXP Glucose meter (POCT)Any age<40 / >300mg/dL
Iron, SerumAny age>350µg/dL
MagnesiumAny age<1.0 / >3.5mg/dL
pCO2Any age>65mmHg
pHAny age<7.20 / >7.60pH units
pH – Cord BloodAny age≤7.00N/A
Base Excess – Cord BloodAny age≤−10.0 / ≥10.0mmol/L
Phosphorus<3 yrs / 3–12 yrs / >12 yrs<2.5 / <2.0 / <1.5mg/dL
pO2 (arterial)Any age<50 / >300mg/dL
Potassium: iSTAT (POCT)Any age<3.0 / >6.0mmol/L
SodiumAny age<125 / >160mmol/L
TCO2 (Whole Blood)Any age<10 / >40mEq/L
Total Bilirubin<1 day / >1d <2d / >2d <30d>7 / >11 / >15mg/dL
Troponin IAny age≥0.3ng/mL
Troponin I: iSTAT (POCT)Any age≥0.1ng/mL

Coagulation

AnalyteAge RangeCritical ValueUnits
FibrinogenAny age<100mg/dL
Heparin, unfractionatedAny age<0.1 >0.7IU/mL
PTTAny age≥100sec
PT INRAny age>5.0 INRN/A
PT INR: ISTAT (POCT)Any age>4.5N/A

Hematology

AnalyteAge RangeCritical ValueUnits
Absolute Neutrophil CountAny age≤0.5 (Outpatient only)K/μL
Cell Count, Any body fluidAny ageIntracellular organisms. (Non CSF - Blasts and Tumor cells to be called as soon as provider is available)N/A
Cell Count, CSF onlyAny ageWBC Count >30 (excluding peripheral blood contamination)/μL
Cell Count, CSF onlyAny ageBlasts, Tumor CellsN/A
Gram StainAny agePositiveN/A
Hematocrit (PCV)Any age≤21.0 ≥65.0%
HemoglobinAny age≤7.0g/dL
Malaria ScreeningAny agePositiveN/A
Platelet CountAny age≤10,000 ≤50,000 (OB clinics only) ≤100,000 with 2+ microangiopathic changes/μL
Slide Review/DiffAny agePresence of intracellular organisms. Blasts on peripheral smear (1st time or relapse only).%
StoolMale/Female <18 YearsSpermN/A
UrinalysisFemale<18 Years Male<18 YearsSperm or TrichomonasN/A
WBCAny age≤0.5 (Outpatient only) ≥50K/μL

Microbiology

AnalyteAge RangeCritical ValueUnits
Any assay: Potential Bioterrorism AgentAny age Presence of potential B. anthracis or any BT agent. Bacillus anthracis (Category A),
Francisella tularensis (Category A), Yersinia pestis (Category A),
Brucella species (Category B)
N/A
Blood CultureAny ageAny clinically important positive results per protocolN/A
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis PCR TestAny agePositive on Tissue or CultureN/A
Stool culture<18 yearsPositive Shiga toxin producing E. ColiN/A

Virology

AnalyteAge RangeCritical ValueUnits
Antigen test, culture, serology, or molecular testAny age Positive or suspicious for any Pandemic (Influenza or SARS) or Bioterrorism Agents
(Smallpox, Viral hemorrhagic fever agents)
N/A
Any CSF AssayAny agePositive (including virus growth or molecular test)N/A

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