Table 1.
Laboratory values for admission #1 and admission #4 are shown with abnormal results in bold. ND not done
| Admission #1 September 2013 |
Admission #4 March 2015 |
Reference range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White cell count | 3.6 × 10 9 /L | 5.3 × 109/L | 4.0–10.0 x109/L |
| Haemoglobin | 134 g/L | 126 g/L | 130–170 g/L |
| Platelets | 135 × 10 9 /L | 91 × 10 9 /L | 150–400 x109/L |
| Packed cell volume | 0.40 L/L | 0.37 L/L | 0.40–0.50 L/L |
| Mean corpuscular volume | 107.0 fL | 111.0 fL | 80–100 fL |
| Red cell count | 3.77 × 10 12 /L | 3.37 × 10 12 /L | 4.50–5.50 x1012.L |
| Mean corpuscular haemoglobin | 35.5 pg | 37.4 pg | 27.0–32.0 pg |
| Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration | 332 g/L | 338 g/L | 315–355 g/L |
| Red cell distribution width | 13.5 % | 14.7 % | 11.6–14.0 % |
| Neutrophils | 2.7 × 109/L | 3.2 × 109/L | 2.0–7.0 x109/L |
| Lymphocytes | 0.5 × 10 9 /L | 1.0 × 109/L | 1.0–3.0 x109/L |
| Monocytes | 0.2 × 109/L | 0.9 × 109/L | 0.2–1.0 x109/L |
| Eosinophils | 0.1 × 109/L | 0.1 × 109/L | 0.0–0.5 x109/L |
| Basophils | 0.0 × 109/L | 0.0 × 109/L | 0.0–0.1 x109/L |
| Sodium | 137 mmol/L | 135 mmol/L | 135–145 mmol/L |
| Potassium | 4.0 mmol/L | 4.6 mmol/L | 3.5–5.0 mmol/L |
| Chloride | 99 mmol/L | 97 mmol/L | 97–109 mmol/L |
| Bicarbonate | 22 mmol/L | 23 mmol/L | 24–32 mmol/L |
| Urea | 7.6 mmol/L | 8.4 mmol/L | 3.0–8.0 mmol/L |
| Creatinine | 98 μmol/L | 103 μmol/L | 70–110 μmol/L |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate | 69 mL/min/1.73 m2 | 64 mL/min/1.73 m2 | ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2 |
| Bilirubin | 9 μmol/L | 21 μmol/L | ≤21 μmol/L |
| Albumin | 39 g/L | 38 g/L | 38–48 g/L |
| Protein | 70 g/L | 73 g/L | 62–80 g/L |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 182U/L | ND | <220U/L |
| Alkaline phosphatise | 79 U/L | 75 U/L | 30–130 U/L |
| Gamma- glutamyl transpeptidase | 12 U/L | 14 U/L | ≤60 U/L |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | 18 U/L | 16 U/L | 5–55 U/L |
| Alanine aminotransferase | 16 U/L | 16 U/L | 5–55 U/L |