TABLE 1.
Laboratory values for the five children on admission
| Parameterb | Value for childa: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G7 | B9 | G9 | G10 | B14 | |
| Arterial pH | 7.163 | 7.369 | 7.375 (7.35-7.45) | ||
| Bicarbonate (mmol/liter) | 9.1 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 10.8 (22.0-29.0) | 17.7 (22.0-29.0) |
| Lactate (mmol/liter) | 9.5 | 3.4 | 8.8 (0.5-1.6) | 5.95 (0.4-2.0) | |
| Ammonia (μmol/liter) | >2,000 | 107 | 30 | 112 (11-32) | |
| AP (U/liter) | 163 | 268 | 547 | 611 (<720) | 822 (<936) |
| AST (U/liter) | 3,123 | 1,858 | 239 | 5,327 (<32) | 42 (<38) |
| ALT (U/liter) | 2,636 | 5,181 | 447 | 4,101 (<31) | |
| γGT (U/liter) | 16 | 24 | 19 | 44 (<35) | |
| Total bilirubin | 0.28 | 1.23 | 0.52 | 1.94 (<1.00) | |
| Conjugated bilirubin | 0.66 | 1.49 (0.0-0.5) | |||
| LDH (U/liter) | 5,110 | 9,101 | 1,481 | 5,684 (240-480) | |
| Prothrombin time (%) | <10 | 23.1 | 83.7 | 30.6 (70-100) | >100 (70-100) |
a
Age specific normal values for our laboratory are in parentheses. Normal values for G7, B9, and G9 are identical to the values for G10.
b
AP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γGT, γ-glutamyltransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.