Table 1.
Laboratory values
| Patient A | Patient B | |
|---|---|---|
| WBCs | 28.0 (3.3–11 109/L) | 8.0 (4.5–13.5 109/L) |
| Hematocrit | 41.6 (37–47%) | 41.3 (34–40%) |
| Platelets | 276 (13–400 109/L) | 140 (165–415 109/L) |
| Potassium | 4.2 (3.7–5.1 mEq/L) | 4.4 (3.6–5 mM/L) |
| CO2 | 20 (22–29 mEq/L) | 14 (25–33 mM/L) |
| BUN | 11 (7–24 mg/dL) | 31 (7–20 mg/dL) |
| Creatinine | 0.2 (0.5–1.6 mg/dL) | 0.8 (0.5–0.9 mg/dL) |
| AST | 124 (12–33.9 U/L) | 207 (12–38 U/L) |
| ALT | 44 (8–38.2 U/L) | 50 (7–41 U/L) |
| Total bilirubin | 0.2 (0.1–1.5 mg/dL) | 0.4 (0.3–1.3 mg/dL) |
| LDH | 456.3 (135–214 U/L) | — |
| Arterial blood gas | 7.40/32/177/19/−4 | 7.45/27/98/19.1/−3 |
| INR | 1.4 (0.7–1.3) | 1.32 (0.87–1.16) |
| Lactate | 38.2 (4.5–19.8 mg/dL) | 3.5 (0.5–1.6 mmol/L) |
| Troponin (0–0.8 ng/mL) | 5.65 | 51.04 |
| CK-MB (0–5.5 ng/mL) | 224.7 | 70.1 |
| BNP (0–100 pg/mL) | 4629 | 7292 |
| CSF | RBCs 2 | — |
| WBCs 3 | — | |
| Neutrophils 0 | — | |
| Protein 17 | — | |
| Glucose 100 | — | |
| Gram stain (−) | — |
WBCs, white blood cells; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; INR, international normalized ratio; CK-MB, creatine kinase MB; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; RBCs, red blood cells.