Table 2.
Biochemistry and hormonal tests of patient number 2 during the first hospitalization and afterwards
| During hospitalization | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional (range) SI (range) |
October 16, 2024 | October 28, 2024 | November 4, 2024 | February 6, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | December 28, 2025 | |
| Cortisol | μg/dL (4.8-19.5) | 15.2 μg/dL | 9.2 μg/dL | 18.7 μg/dL | 6.1 μg/dL | 10.8 μg/dL | |
| nmol/L (132.4-537.9) | 419.3 nmol/L | 253.8 nmol/L | 515.9 nmol/L | 168.3 nmol/L | 297.9 nmol/L | ||
| Urinary free cortisol | μg/24 hours (5.8-61.6) | 127.8 μg/24h | |||||
| nmol/24 hours (16-170) | 353 nmol/24h | ||||||
| ACTH | pg/mL (7-63) | <3 pg/mL | 3.2 pg/mL | 6.2 pg/mL | 5.8 pg/mL | ||
| pmol/L (1.54-13.87) | <0.66 pmol/L | 0.70 pmol/L | 1.37 pmol/L | 1.28 pmol/L | |||
| DHEAS | μg/dL (35-430) | 62 μg/dL | 25 μg/dL | 14 μg/dL | |||
| μmol/L (0.95-11.67) | 1.68 μmol/L | 0.68 μmol/L | 0.38 μmol/L | ||||
| Testosterone | ng/dL (193-740) | 340 ng/dL | 610 ng/dL | 580 ng/dL | |||
| nmol/L (6.7-25.7) | 11.8 nmol/L | 21.1 nmol/L | 20.1 nmol/L | ||||
| Estradiol | pg/mL (<138) | <25 pg/mL | 16 pg/mL | ||||
| pmol/L (<506.6) | <91.8 pmol/L | 58.7 pmol/L | |||||
| Aldosterone | ng/dL (5-25) | 19.6 ng/dL | 3.7 ng/dL | ||||
| nmol/L (1.39-0.69) | 0.543 nmol/L | 0.103 nmol/L | |||||
| Potassium | mmol/L (3.4-4.5) | 4.8 mmol/L | 5 mmol/L | 3.9 mmol/L | 4.4 mmol/L | 3.8 mmol/L | |
| Sodium | mmol/L (136-145) | 140 mmol/L | 138 mmol/L | 142 mmol/L | 142 mmol/L | 144 mmol/L | |
| Glucose | mg/dL (76-115) | 84 mg/dL | 88 mg/dL | 67 mg/dL | 75 mg/dL | 71 mg/dL | |
| mmol/L (4.22-6.38) | 4.66 mmol/L | 4.88 mmol/L | 3.72 mmol/L | 4.16 mmol/L | 3.94 mmol/L | ||
Abbreviations: DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.