Table 2. Important biochemical and immunological investigations of the patient with their reference ranges.
| Biochemical investigations |
Patient’s result | Reference range |
|---|---|---|
| Ca | 9.3 | 8.8–10.1 mg/dl |
| Na | 140 | 138–145 mmol/L |
| K | 3.9 | 3.6–4.8 mmol/L |
| Cl | 102 | 101–108 mmol/L |
| BUN | 9 | 8–20 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 0.6 | 0.4–0.7 mg/dL |
| Uric acid | 3.5 | 2.6–5.5 mg/dL |
| Total protein | 7.7 | 6.6–8.1 g/dL |
| Albumin | 4.8 | 4.1–5.1 g/dL |
| Total bilirubin | 0.5 | 0.4–1.5 mg/dL |
| AST | 11 | 13–30 U/L |
| ALT | 9 | 7–23 U/L |
| LDH | 172 | 124–222 U/L |
| CK | 49 | 41–153 U/L |
| Glucose | 107 | 73–109 mg/dL |
| eGFR | 82 | 70–110 |
| CRP | 0.04 | 0–0.1 mg/dL |
| ANA | -ve | <10 IU/mL |
| RF | 4.7 | <15 IU/mL |
| EBV | -ve | -ve |
| HTLV | >45 (High) | <1 Cutoff Index (COI) |
| s IL-2R | 3420 (High) | <800 U/mL in HTLV-1 Asymptomatic carriers |
ALT: Alanine transferase, ANA: antinuclear antibody, AST: aspartate transferase, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, CK: creatine kinase, EBV: epstein barr virus antibody, HTLV: human T-lymphotropic virus-1 monoclonal bands, RF: rheumatoid factor, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, sIL-2R: soluble interleukin-2 receptors