Table 2.
Laboratory findings during the course of the second patient’s illness (Case 2)
| Test | Day 1 (admission in ICU) | Day 10* | Day 14 | Day 20** | Day 21** | Day 22*** | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSHus (mUI/L) | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | 0.25–4.2 | ||||
| FT4 (pmol/l) | 67 | 91 | 85.7 | 33.5 | 23.5 | 19.32 | 12–22 |
| TRAb (U/l) | 20 | < 1.75 | |||||
| WBC (µ/l) | 1130 | 3320 | 4430 | 5100 | 6240 | 9670 | 7000–10,000 |
| ANC (µ/l) | 110 | 1510 | 1450 | 2540 | 3000 | 7490 | 3000–5000 |
| AST (UI/L) | 36 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 5–45 |
| ALT (UI/L) | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5–35 |
| CRP (mg/l) | 307 | 1.19 | 0.77 | 1.46 | 7.85 | 15.29 | 0–5 |
| Calcemia (mg/l | 96 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 84–105 |
| PT (%) | 88% | 92 | 90 | 100 | 70–100 | ||
| Hb (g/dl) | 10.9 | 11 | |||||
| Hct (%) | 32 | 35 | |||||
| MCV (Fl) | 77 | 78 |
WBC white blood cells, ANC absolute neutrophils count, PT prothrombin time, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CRP C-reactive protein, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSHus ultrasensitive TSH assay, FT4 free thyroxine, TRAb thyrotrophin receptor antibody, Hb hemoglobin, Hct hematocrit, MCV mean corpuscular volume
*Day of admission in the Department of Endocrinology
**Days of TPE
***Evaluation before surgery