1. CK-MB: Answer one of two most important critical care cardiac labs, SPECIFIC TO HEART MUSCLE, 20,000+ muscle is breaking down 2. Troponin: Answer Starts 4 hours after cardiac damage, lasts for 10 days, GREATER THAN 1= HEART IS BEING INJURED, under 1=undetermined 3. Myoglobin: Answer put out by muscle. Not specific enough to the heart.shows up faster in blood stream than troponin 4. Lipid profile: Answer Fats, cholesterol, puts you at higher risk of heart attack 5. BNP: Answer Shows fluid status, too much fluid? Normal: (less than 100). Heart may be compromised if there is too much 6. WBC: Answer (5,000-11,000) 7. Hematocrit: Answer percentage of blood volume occupied by red blood cells, men: 41% to 50%. women: 36% to 48%