Table 1.

Results of the initial blood tests

Test	Result
WBC	8.2 (×103)
Hemoglobin	8.7 (g/dl)
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)	80 (fl)
Platelets	427
BUN	12 (mg/dl)
Creatinine	1.40 (mg/dl)
eGFR	57.83 (ml/min per 1.73)
TSH	43.72 (mIU/l)
Free T4	<0.20 (ng/dl)
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)	16 (pg/ml)
Cholesterol	401 (mg/dl)
LDL	332 (mg/dl)
HDL	55 (mg/dl)
Triglyceride	70 (mg/dl)
Anti-neutrophil antibodies (ANA)	Positive (homogeneous)
Anti-double-stranded DNA antibody (anti ds-DNA)	9 (IU/ml)
Complement 3	125 (mg/dl)
Complement 4	28 (mg/dl)