Table 1. Trend of inflammatory markers and other investigations.

MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MPV: Mean platelet volume; RDW: Red cell distribution width.

Test	Results					Unit	Reference Level
	First admission	First admission (Discharge)	Second admission	Second admission (Discharge)	Third admission
White blood cells (WBC)	19.79	12.98	13.99	11.88	11.06	109/L	3.37-8.38
Red blood cells (RBC)	2.46	2.74	3.45	3.40	3.66	1012/L	4.29-5.70
Hemoglobin (Hb)	6.8 (Baseline Hb: 8-10)	7.4	9.3	8.4	9.0	g/dL	13.3-16.6
Hematocrit	19.9	23.1	28.5	27.1	28.7	%	41.3-52.1
MCV	80.9	84.3	82.6	79.7	78.4	fL	86.7-102.3
MCH	27.6	27	27	24.7	24.6	pg	27.1-32.4
MCHC	34.2	32	32.6	31	31.4	g/dL	29.7-33.1
Platelets	315	249	348	385	424	109/L	172-378
MPV	9.6	9.2	9.4	9.4	9.4	fL	9.2-12.0
RDW	14.8	15.3	15.2	15.4	15.1	%	12.2-14.8
Sodium	135	137	140	138	139	mmol/L	135-145
Potassium	4.5	4	4.1	3.9	4.1	mmol/L	3.5-5.1
Chloride	99	100	103	102	101	mmolL	96-108
Bicarbonate	22	23	23	23	23	mmol/L	23-29
Creatinine	111	107	114	125	119	umol/L	59-104
Urea	8.6	6.2	4.7	2.3	4.8	mmol/L	2.8-7.6
Anion gap	17.9	18.6	17.8	17.1	19.0		8-16
Albumin	30		37		40	g/L	35-50
Bilirubin, total	7		14		17	umol/L	3-21
Alanine aminotransferase	17		27		19	u/L	10-44
Aspartate aminotransferase	17		18		20	u/L	10-34
Alkaline phosphatase	59		74		75	u/L	45-122
Gamma-glutamyl transferase	81		113		73	u/L	11-50
C-reactive protein	16.6		52	15.1	10.2	mg/L	1-5
Procalcitonin	0.22		0.15			ng/mL	0.5-2
Chest radiograph	No consolidation, pleural effusion or pulmonary embolism