Table 23.

Branched Chain Amino Acids Prior to and During Admission.

	2 Months Prior to Admission	Day of Admission	Second Day of Admission
Valine (100–310 μM/L)	504	1430	831
Isoleucine (20–140 μM/L)	244	835	442
Leucine (50–180 μM/L)	255	1930	1070
Allo-isoleucine (μM/L)†		161	169

^†Most recent level 8 μM/L taken 8 months prior to admission.