Table 1.
Laboratory values on presentation at the emergency department
|
Variable |
Patient values |
Normal range |
|
Leukocyte count (White blood cell) |
4200/mm3 |
4500-11,000/mm3 |
|
Hemoglobin |
6.3g/dL |
12-16g/dL |
|
Platelets |
250,023/mm3 |
150,000-400,000/mm3 |
|
Absolute neutrophil count |
4.5 |
1.5-8.0 |
|
Urea nitrogen |
10mg/dL |
7-18mg/dL |
|
Creatinine |
0.8mg/dL |
0.6-1.2mg/dL |
|
Sodium (Na+) |
134mEq/L |
136-146mEq/L |
|
Potassium (K+) |
4.2mEq/L |
3.5-5.0mEq/L |
|
Calcium |
9.4mg/dL |
8.4-10.2mg/dL |
|
Magnesium (Mg2+) |
1.6mEq/L |
1.5-2.0mEq/L |
|
Prothrombin time (PT) |
12 seconds |
11-15 seconds |
|
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)(activated) |
32 seconds |
25-40 seconds |
|
International normalized ratio (INR) |
1.1 |
0.8-1.2 |
|
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) |
28U/L |
12-38U/L |
|
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) |
25U/L |
10-40U/L |
|
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) |
5.1 million/mm3 |
4.3-5.9 million/mm3 |
|
C-reactive protein |
0.2mg/dL |
<0.5mg/dL |
|
Vitamin B12 |
525pg/mL |
200-800pg/mL |
|
Folate |
7ng/mL |
2-10ng/mL |
|
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) |
124mg/dL |
<130mg/dL |
|
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) |
2.1µU/mL |
0.4-4.0µU/mL |