Table 1.
Labs at the initial evaluation.
| Lab | Patient's result | Normal range |
|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin | 10.5 | 11–15.9 g/dL |
| MCV | 75 | 80–97 fL |
| WBC | 5300 | 4000–10500/μL |
| Platelets | 359,000 | 140–415,000/μL |
| BUN | 9 | 6–20 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 0.54 | 0.57–1 mg/dL |
| AST | 28 | 0–40 IU/L |
| ALT | 40 | 0–40 IU/L |
| ESR | 48 | 0–32 mm/hr |
| CRP | 9 | 0–4.9 mg/L |
| Hepatitis panel | Negative | |
| Quantiferon | Negative |
WBC: white blood cells; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; mg/dL: milligrams per deciliter; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; IU: international units; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; and mm/hr: millimeters per hour.