Table 1.
Laboratory results of the patient at baseline and after rehabilitation.
| PARAMETERS (REFERENCE RANGE) | BASELINE (DAY 1–7) | REHABILITATION (DAY 8–14) |
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| Arterial blood gases (ABG) | ||
| pH (7.35–7.45) | 7.30 ± 2.5 | 7.45 ± 3.4 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) (35–45) | 52.0 ± 1.4 | 40.0 ± 2.3 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) (>80) | 75 ± 2.2 | 85 ± 3.0 |
| HCO3− (mEq/L) (22–26) | 24.5 ± 1.8 | 25.3 ± 1.2 |
| O2 Sat (%) (>95) | 95 ± 2% | 98 ± 2% |
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| Ventilator setting | CMV CPAP | T-piece |
| TV = 350 mL Ps = 25 cmH2O | O2 = 4 Lpm | |
| Ti = 0.2 | ||
| FiO2 = 0.45 | ||
| RR = 18 bpm | ||
| PEEP = 5 | ||
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| Hematology (reference range) | (Day 1) | (Day 14) |
| Hb (g/dL) (10–16) | 8.5 | 12.6 |
| Hct (%) (36–50) | 28.5 | 35.4 |
| WBC (103/μL) (5–10) | 14,836 | 16,700 |
| Neutrophil (%) (40–75) | 72.0 | 78.3 |
| Eosinophil (%) (1–3) | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Basophil (%) (0–1) | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Lymphocyte (%) (25–35) | 15.0 | 16.5 |
| Monocyte (%) (2–10) | 11.0 | 7.5 |
| Platelet (103/μL) (140–440) | 61,900 | 541,000 |
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| Blood chemistry (reference range) | (Day 1) | (Day 14) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) (65–100) | 112 | 109 |
| B.U.N. (mg/dL) (0–20) | 12 | 10 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) (0.6–1.2) | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Na (mEq/L) (135–145) | 139 | 124 |
| K (mEq/L) (3.8–4.8) | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Cl (mEq/L) (95–105) | 109 | 89 |
| Total CO2 (mmol/L) (19–24) | 23 | 32 |
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| Liver function test (reference range) | (Day 1) | (Day 14) |
| Total protein (g/dL) (6.3–7.9) | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| Albumin (g/dL) (3.5–5.0) | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Globulin (g/dL) (2.0–3.5) | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Alk. Phos. (U/L) (40–100) | 57.1 | 57 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) (<200) | 147 | 99 |
| AST (U/L) (10–42) | 27 | 18 |
| ALT (U/L) (10–40) | 45 | 13 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) (0.2–1.0) | 0.5 | 0.24 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) (0.1–0.2) | 0.22 | 0.12 |
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| Sputum culture | No bacterial growth | No bacterial growth |