Table 2.

Pertinent laboratory values during hospitalization (SI units are in parenthesis).

Laboratory test	Admission	Day 5	Day 10	Day 15	Day 20	Day 25
Serum calcium	16.6 (4.15 mmol/L)	10.6 (2.65 mmol/L)	12.5 (3.13 mmol/L)	12.9 (3.23 mmol/L)	12.6 (3.15 mmol/L)	12.5 (3.13 mmol/L)
Serum phosphorus	6.3 (2.03 mmol/L)	2.8 (0.90 mmol/L)	3.4 (1.10 mmol/L)	3.4 (1.10 mmol/L)	4.3 (1.39 mmol/L)	5.0 (1.62 mmol/L)
Serum magnesium	4.6 (2.30 mmol/L)	2.3 (1.15 mmol/L)	1.6 (0.80 mmol/L)	3.4 (1.70 mmol/L)	1.8 (0.9 mmol/L)	2.0 (1.00 mmol/L)
BUN	56 (19.9 mmol/L)	30 (10.7 mmol/L)	25 (8.9 mmol/L)	30 (10.7 mmol/L)	32 (11.4 mmol/L)	54 (19.2 mmol/L)
Creatinine	3.8 (335 umol/L)	2.8 (247 umol/L)	2.4 (212 umol/L)	2.3 (203 umol/L)	1.9 (167 umol/L)	2.1 (185 umol/L)