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. 2024 May 22;16(5):e60856. doi: 10.7759/cureus.60856

Table 1. Pertinent labs throughout the hospital course.

WBC = white blood cell; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ALT = alanine transaminase; CK = creatinine kinase

Lab test (units) Hospital day (HD) 1 HD 2 HD 3 HD 4 HD 5 HD 6 HD 7 HD 8 Reference
WBC (bil/L) 11.6 8.1 9.6 11.6 14.9 13.9 13.6 14.8 3.3–10.7
Sodium (mEq/L) 129 136 137 136 149 138 140 140 135–145
Potassium (mmol/L) 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.2 4.3 3.5–5.2
Phosphorus (mg/dL) - - - <0.7 1.6 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.3–4.4
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.24 0.94 0.78 0.77 0.67 0.61 0.64 0.63 0.50–1.10
ALT (U/L) 145 102 94 88 102 95 82 82 8–37
AST (U/L) 300 205 181 192 131 105 112 86 <35
CK (U/L) 5,750 4,986 3,111 1,565 931 460 253 153 30–150