Table 2.

Blood chemistry and cardiac enzyme values for the patient with melioidosis at each admission, Ohio^*

Laboratory characteristic	February 15, 2013 admission: hospital A	March 31, 2013 admission: hospital A	April 2, 2013 admission: hospital B	Reference range
Sodium, mEq/L	130	125	134	137–145
Potassium, mEq/L	3.8	4.8	3.7	3.6–5.0
Chloride, mEq/L	95.0	89.0	113	98–110
Bicarbonate, mEq/L	21.0	21.0	20.0	22–26
Glucose, mg/dL	562	447	41	65–110
Urea nitrogen, mg/dL	9.0	23.0	37.0	7–21
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.9	1.8	2.9	0.5–1.4
Creatine kinase, U/L	141	2734	ND	52–336
Alkaline phosphatase, U/L	145	84.0	ND	38–126
AST, U/L	25.0	70.0	ND	5–35
ALT, U/L	43.0	35.0	ND	7–56
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	1.8	0.8	ND	0.2–1.3
Calcium, mg/dL	7.6	8.5	3.8	8.9–10.4
Total protein, g/dL	ND	8.1	ND	6.3–8.2
Albumin, U/L	3.9	2.9	1.8	3.5–4.8
Troponin, ng/mL	< 0.02	0.15	ND	< 0.4
Lipase, U/L	65	331	ND	7–60

^*Values in bold are outside reference range. ND = not done; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase.