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. 2023 Jun 29;11:104–109. doi: 10.5414/CNCS111119

Table 1. Serum laboratory values.

Reference range Day 0 Day 1 Day 8
pH 7.35 – 7.45 7.14 7.41
pCO2 (mmHg) 35 – 45 mmHg 23 29
Sodium (mmol/L) 137 – 145 mmol/L 131 142
Potassium (mmol/L) 3.5 – 5.1 mmol/L 3.1 < 1.5 3.3
Chloride (mmol/L) 98 – 107 mmol/L 98 108
Bicarbonate (mmol/L) 19 – 27 mmol/L 8 17
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) 7 – 26 mg/dL 9 3
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.50 – 0.95 mg/dL 1.16 1.25
Glucose (mg/dL) 75 – 100 mg/dL 58 > 1,500
Anion gap 5 – 17 25 17
Serum osmolality (mOsm/kg) 275 – 295 mOsm/kg 277 N/A
Calcium (mg/dL) 8.8 – 10.3 mg/dL 11.9 10.2
Magnesium (mg/dL) 1.6 – 2.6 mg/dL 2.0 0.7 2.0
Phosphorus (mg/dL) 2.5 – 4.5 mg/dL N/A < 0.6 2.4
β-hydroxybutyrate (mmol/L) < 0.6 mmol/L 6.81 0.77
Acetaminophen (µg/mL) 10 – 20 µg/mL < 5.0 N/A
Salicylate (mmol/L) < 2.2 mmol/L < 0.3 N/A
Urinalysis ketones (mmol/L) < 0.6 mmol/L ≥ 150
Lactic acid (mmol/L) 0.5 – 2.2 mmol/L 1.3
Protein (g/dL) 6.0 – 8.3 g/dL 7.2
Albumin (g/dL) 3.5 – 5.5 g/dL 4.4
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 12.1 – 15.1 g/dL 12.8
White blood cell (K/µL) 5 – 10 K/µL 7.08
Platelet (109/L) 150 – 400 109/L 297