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. 2006 Dec 19;6:27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-6-27

Table 3.

Laboratory abnormalities in 116 patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to the medical intensive care unit

Variable %
Polycythemia (PCV >54% in men, >49% in women) 32.8
Leukocytosis [(>12 × 103/mm3), (>12 × 109/l)] 64.7
Neutrophilia [(> 70%), (> 0.7)] 77.6
Elevated ESR (>20 mm at the end of the first hour) 64.7
Hypoalbuminemia [(< 3.5 g/dl), (< 35 g/dl)] 19.0
Hyponatremia [serum sodium < 120 meq/l, (< 120 mmol/l)] 16.4
Hypokalemia [serum potassium < 3.5 meq/l, (< 3.5 mmol/l)] 16.4
Hyperbilirubinemia [(>1.2 mg/dl), (> 20.5 μmol/l)] 06.0
Elevated transaminases [>50 IU/l] 22.4
Elevated blood urea [(>50 mg/dl), (>17.9 mmol/l)] 45.7
Elevated serum creatinine [(>1.5 mg/dl), (> 132.6 μmol/l)] 19.0

ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate