Table 3.
Results of the laboratory analyses
| Parameter and normal range | - 11 d | D 7 | D 13 | D 16 | D 21 | D 24 | D 29 | + 3 d | + 73 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White blood cells (4.0–11.0 × 109/l) | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Red blood cells (4.50–5.90 × 1012/l) | 4.15 | 4.39 | 4.35 | 4.41 | 4.37 | 4.54 | 4.47 | 4.50 | 4.44 |
| Haemoglobin (140–175) | 129* | 138* | 134* | 137* | 138* | 142 | 143 | 139* | 139* |
| Sodium (135–150 mmol/l) | 143 | 142 | 143 | 140 | 138 | 143 | 140 | 139 | 139 |
| Potassium (3.5–5.3 mmol/l) | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Glucose (3.9–6.1 mmol/l) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 8.3* | 5.6 | 6.5 | 7.2* | 4.7* | ||
| Creatinine (53–120 mmol/l) | 65 | 70 | 66 | 75 | 62 | 65 | 78 | ||
| Calcium (2.02–2.65 mmol/l) | 2.21 | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.27 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.29 | |
| Phosphate (0.80–145 mmol/l) | 1.10 | 1.08 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 0.81 | 1.42 | |
| Magnesium (0.70–1.05 mmol/l) | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.94 | |
| AST (0–40 U/l) | 38 | 47* | 48* | 46* | 46* | 33 | 21 | ||
| ALT (0–40 U/l) | 39 | 39 | 46* | 49* | 50* | 58* | 47* | 15 | |
| ALP (40–120 U/l) | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 39 | ||
| Amylase (0–100 U/l) | 40 | 57 | 40 | 72 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 30 | |
| Lipase (7–60 U/l) | 78 | 49 | 101* | 41 | 42 | 30 | 22 | ||
| Total protein (62–84 g/l) | 65 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 67 | |
| Albumin (35–50 g/l) | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 | ||
| γ-GT (8–61 U/l) | 12 | ||||||||
| Cholesterol (4.20–5.20 mmol/l) | 3.69* | 5.19 | 3.70* | ||||||
| Triglycerides (0.6–2.30 mmol/l) | 0.73 | 0.95 | 0.67 | ||||||
| LDL-cholesterol (2.20–3.40 mmol/l) | 1.60* | 3.01 | 1.77* | ||||||
| HDL-cholesterol (0.90–1.80 mmol/l) | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.62 | ||||||
| VLDL-cholesterol (0.26–1.03 mmol/l) | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.31 | ||||||
| TSH (0.5–4.80 mU/l) | 1.63 | 0.98 | |||||||
| Iron (11–28 μmol/l) | 14 | 23 | 16 | ||||||
| UIBC (20–66 μmol/l) | 32 | 29 | 30 | ||||||
| TIBC (52–77 μmol/l) | 46 | 52 | 46 | ||||||
| Transferrin (1.70–3.40 μmol/l) | 1.79 | 2.03 | 1.79 | ||||||
| Transferrin saturation (15–40%) | 23 | 34 | 27 | ||||||
| Ferritin (25–250 μg/l) | 72.3 | 66.4 | |||||||
| CK (12–200 U/l) | 469* | 391* | 447* | 311* | |||||
| INR (0.80–1.50) | 0.93 | ||||||||
| PTT (28.0–42.0) | 34.8 | ||||||||
| Fibrinogen (1.50–4.50) | 3.36 | ||||||||
| Vitamin B12 (138–781 pmol/l) | 289 | 595 | |||||||
| Folic acid (> 58 pmol/l) | > 58 | > 58 | |||||||
| CRP (‹ 5.0) | 0.4 |
AST = aspartate aminotransferase, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, ALP = alkaline phosphatase, γ-GT = gamma glutamyltransferase, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, VLDL = very low density lipoprotein, TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone, UIBC = unsaturated iron binding capacity, TIBC = total iron binding capacity, CK = creatine kinase, INR = international normalized ratio, PTT = partial thromboplastin time, CRP = C-reactive protein. * = out of reference range.