Table 1. Investigation results during the ward stay.
FBC: full blood count, WBC: white blood cells, Hb: hemoglobin, PLT: platelet, LFT: liver function test, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferases, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP: C reactive protein, RFT: renal function test, BU: blood urea, SE: serum electrolytes, UFR: urine full report, RBC: red blood cells, RBS: random blood sugar.
| Investigations | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4 | On discharge |
| FBC-WBC/mm3 | 25.1 × 103 | 9.8 × 103 | 8.4 × 103 | 7.8 × 103 |
| Neutrophil (%) | 78 | 68 | 65 | 62 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 18 | 29 | 28 | 18 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 14.4 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
| PLT (mm3) | 450 | 320 | 264 | 188 |
| ESR | 22 | 18 | ||
| CRP (mg/l) | 28.4 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
| LFT-AST (U/L) | 42 | 44 | ||
| ALT (U/L) | 23 | 26 | ||
| ALP (U/L) | 46 | 54 | ||
| Albumin (g/l) | 34 | 32 | ||
| Bilirubin-total (µmol/l) | 13 | 15.2 | ||
| Direct bilirubin (µmol/l) | 7.8 | 8.2 | ||
| Indirect bilirubin | 5.2 | 7.0 | ||
| RFT-BU (mmol/l) | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Serum creatine (µmol/l) | 190 | 134 | 88 | 68 |
| Serum Na+ (mmol/l)/serum K+ (mmol/l) | 144 5.6 | 133 3.2 | 142 3.3 | 138 3.8 |
| UFR-pus cells | 1-2 | 5-6 | ||
| RBC | Nil | 1-4 | ||
| Protein | Trace | Nil | ||
| Organism | Nil | Nil | ||
| Urine ketone body | Positive | Negative | Negative | |
| Serum ketone-total (µmol/l) | 1062.4 | |||
| Acetoacetate | 379.1 | |||
| Beta-hydroxybutyric acid | 683.3 | |||
| RBS (mg/dl) | 92 | 114 | 108 | 132 |