Table 3.
Adverse Event Table Laboratory Values
| Adverse Event | Serious Adverse Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional Units | International System (SI) | Conventional Units | International System (SI) | |
| Electrolytes | ||||
| Hyponatremia [20] | 120–124 mEq/L | 120–124 mmol/L | <120 mEq/L | <120 mmol/L |
| Hypernatremia [21,22] | 150–159 mEq/L | 150–159 mmol/L | >159 mEq/L | >159 mmol/L |
| Hypokalemia | 2.0–2.5 mEq/L | 2.0–2.5 mmol/L | <2.0 mEq/L | <2.0 mmol/L |
| Hyperkalemia [23] | 7–7.9 mEq/L | 7.0–7.9 mmol/L | >7.9 mEq/L | >7.9 mmol/L |
| Bicarbonate: Low | 12–14 mEq/L | 12–14 mmol/L | <12 mEq/L | <12 mmol/L |
| Bicarbonate: High | 35–45 mEq/L | 30–45 mmol/L | >45 mEq/L | >45 mmol/L |
| Hypocalcemia (ionized) [24] | 4.1–4.2 mg/dL | 0.7–1.05 mmol/L | <4.1 mg/dL | <0.7 mmol/L |
| Hypercalcemia (ionized) [24] | 5.4–5.7 mg/dL | 1.3–1.6 mmol/L | >5.7 mg/dL | >1.6 mmo/L |
| Renal | ||||
| BUN [25] | 60–100 mg/dL | 21.42–35.7 mmol/L | >100 mg/dL | >35.7 mmol/L |
| Creatinine [25] | 1.5–2.5 mg/dL | 132.6–221 μmol/L | >2.5 mg/dL | >221 μmol/L |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypoglycemia [26] | 25–36 mg/dL | 1.4–2 mmol/L | <25 mg/dL | <1.4 mmol/L |
| Hyperglycemia [27] | 250–500 mg/dL | 13.9–27.8 mmol/L | >500 mg/dL | >27.8 mmol/L |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Aspartate aminotransferase [28] | 200–1000 U/L | 3.34–16.7 μkat/L | >1000 U/L | >16.7 μkat/L |
| Alanine aminotransferase [28] | 200–1000 U/L | 3.34–16.7 μkat/L | >1000 U/L | >16.7 μkat/L |
| Alkaline phosphatase [29] | 1000–1400 U/L | 16.4–23.4 μkat/L | >1400 U/L | >23.4 μkat/L |
| Conjugated bilirubin [30] | 3-10 mg/dL | 51.3–171 μmol/L | >10 mg/dL | >171 μmol/L |
| Gamma-glutamyl transferase [31] | 100–125 U/L | 1.7–2.1 μkat/L | >125 U/L | >2.1 μkat/L |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 500–1200 mg/dL | 5.7–13.6 mmol/L | >1200 mg/dL | >13.6 mmol/L |
| Hematologic | ||||
| Leukopenia [32] | 0.5–2 × 103/μL | 0.5–2 × 109/L | <0.5 × 103/μL | <0.5 × 109/L |
| Leukocytosis [32] | 30-50 × 103/μL | 30-50 × 109/L | >50 × 103/μL | >50 × 109/L |
| Anemia: hemoglobin [33] | 7–9 g/dL | 70–90 g/L | <7 g/dL | <70 g/L |
| Anemia: hematocrit [33] | 20–26% | 0.24–0.26 | <20% | <0.24 |
| Polycythemia: hemoglobin [33] | 23–24 g/dL | 230–240 g/L | >24 g/dL | >240 g/L |
| Polycythemia: hematocrit [33] | 66–70% | 0.66–0.7 | >70% | > 0.7 |
| Thrombocytopenia [34,35] | 50–100 × 103/μL | 50–100 × 109/L | <50 × 103/μL | <50 × 109/L |
| Thrombocytosis [35] | 450–1000 × 103/μL | 450–1000 × 109/L | >1000 × 103/μL | >1000 × 109/L |
| Prothrombin time [36] | 18–22 seconds | 18–22 seconds | >22 seconds | >22 seconds |
| Activated partial thromboplastin time [36] |
79–101 seconds | 79–101 seconds | >101 seconds | >101 seconds |
| Lactate [37] | 45.1–90.1 mg/dL | 5–10 mmol/L | >90.1 mg/dL | >10 mmol/L |
| Musculoskeletal | ||||
| Creatine kinase [38] | 470–600 U/L | 7.9–10 μkat/L | >600 U/L | >10 μkat/L |
| Respiratory | ||||
| Acidosis: pH [39] | 7.10–7.19 | 7.15–7.19 | <7.10 | <7.15 |
| Alkalosis: pH [39] | 7.50–7.60 | 7.50–7.60 | >7.60 | >7.60 |
All values rounded to the nearest tenth decimal place. All conversions between convention units and international system units performed using AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors 10th Edition. http://www.amamanualofstyle.com/page/si-conversion-calculator.