Table 1.

Serial laboratory results.

Result	Day of admission to hospital	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 6
Hb (g/L)	113	111	101	93	107
WCC (×109)	19.8	24.6	19.4	21.1	34.3
Neutrophils (×109)	17.6	21.9	16.9	19·0	31.6
Platelets (×109)	225	217	170	157	192
Sodium (mmol/L)	134	133	144	145	138
Potassium (mmol/L)	5.0	4.7	4.2	4.6	6.4
Urea (mmol/L)	22.1	24.2	–	15.9	–
Creatinine (µmol/L)	301	322	249	203	188
${\text{HCO}}_3^{-}$ (mmol/L)	22	21	30	31	15
Cl− (mmol/L)	97	102	101	105	100
Corrected calcium (mmol/L)	4.56	4.74	4.38	4.26	3.32
Phosphate (mmol/L)	2.2	2.1	2.1	2·4	2.8
Magnesium (mmol/L)	1.03	1.45	0.97	1.03	2.34
Bilirubin (µmol/L)	8	8	4	4	6
ALT (IU/L)	59	51	38	48	70
ALP (IU/L)	163	153	139	130	175
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	336	335	233	214	232
Albumin (g/dL)	26	23	20	20	19
Urine protein/ creatinine ratio (mg protein/ mmol creatinine)	1491	–	–	–	–

WBC: white blood cell count; Hb: haemoglobin; ALT: alanine transaminase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.