Table 1. Laboratory investigations done at the time of admission to the hospital.
Laboratory investigation | Laboratory value | Normal reference range |
Complete blood count | ||
WBC count | 18.7 k/uL | 3.6-11 103/uL |
RBC count | 4.71 MIL/uL | 3.80-4.80 106/uL |
Hemoglobin, blood | 13.0 g/dL | 12-15 g/dL |
Hematocrit | 39.9 % | 36%-46% |
Platelet count | 347 k/uL | 150-410 k/uL |
Differential count | ||
Nucleated RBCs | 0 per100WBC | 0 per100WBC |
Neutrophils absolute | 6.9 x 103/uL | 2.0-7.0 x 103/uL |
Lymphocytes absolute | 3.0 x 103/uL | 1.0-3.0 x 103/uL |
Monocytes absolute | 0.7 x 103/uL | 0.2-1.0 x 103/uL |
Eosinophils absolute | 8.1 x 103/uL | 0.0-0.5 x 103/uL |
Basophils absolute | 0.0 x 103/uL | 0.0-0.1 x 103/uL |
Inflammatory markers | ||
C-reactive protein | 14.5 mg/L | <5.0 mg/L |
Procalcitonin | 0.08 ng/mL | <0.05 ng/mL |
Immunoglobulins | ||
Immunoglobulin G | 12.4 g/L | 7.0-16.0 g/L |
Immunoglobulin A | 2.16 g/L | 0.7-4.0 g/L |
Immunoglobulin M | 1.51 g/L | 0.4-2.3 g/L |
Immunoglobulin E (Total) | 385.0 kU/L | <100 kU/L: negative; >100 kU/L: 78% atopic |