Table 1.

Vital signs and laboratory values before acute decompensation, on the day of therapy, at the referring hospital, and at our institution

	Clinic visit for chemotherapy 2 weeks prior to acute decompensation	Day of clinic visit (1 day prior to acute decompensation)	At presentation to referring hospital	At presentation to our institution
Heart rate (bpm)	91	109	122	125
Blood pressure (mmHg)	111/70	149/90	134/82	156/91
Respiratory rate (bpm)	18	22	44	45
White blood cell count (μL)	4.8	7.2	9.3	8.4
Absolute neutrophil count (μL)	2,300	2,900	4,950	3,700
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.2	9.9	7.2	6.2
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)	101.1	98.1	90.7	Interfering substances
Platelet count (μL)	224	241	181	92
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	11	NA	47	50
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.49	NA	3.2	4.23
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	23	NA	1,636	3,977
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	27	NA	1,263	3,029
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.4	NA	5.6	7.7
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	NA	NA	NA	3

Abbreviations: NA, not available; bpm, beats or breaths per minute.