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. 2018 Sep 10;10(10):791–794. doi: 10.14740/jocmr3569w

Table 1. Summary of Laboratory Data (Trend in BUN, Creatinine, WBC and INR).

Laboratory examinations Baseline 4 weeks after initiation of dabigatran At admission 1 week after corticosteroid therapy
Biochemistry (normal values)
  Sodium (136 - 145 mmol/L) 144 143 135 143
  Potassium (3.5 - 5.2 mmol/L) 3.9 4.5 4.2 4.3
  Chloride (96 - 110 mmol/L) 112 114 118 114
  Bicarbonate (24 - 31 mmol/L) 20 11 12 22
  Blood urea nitrogen (5 - 25 mg/dL) 35 103 115 53
  Creatinine (0.61 - 1.24 mg/dL) 1.3 4.7 5.06 2.73
  Glucose (70 - 99 mg/dL) 101 96 121 195
International normalized ratio (0.88 - 1.15) 2.3 3.9 4.01 2.1
Complete blood count
  White cell count (4.5 - 11.0 ku/L) 9.5 17.8 19.2 17.5
  Hemoglobin (12.0 - 17.5 g/dL) 11.1 8.9 8.0 8.6
  Hematocrit (36 - 53) 34 27 23.1 27.1
  Platelets (140 - 450 ku/L) 277 381 426 454

Table shows the laboratory values before and 4 weeks after initiation of dabigatran, prior to hospitalization, and 1 week after initiation of corticosteroid therapy.