Table 2.

	Reference range	Day of second admission
Sodium	135-145 mmol/L	139
Potassium	3.3-4.6 mmol/L	4.5
Chloride	101-110 mmol/L	101
Carbon dioxide	21-29 mmol/L	15
Urea nitrogen	6-22 mg/dL	18
Creatinine	0.51-0.95 mg/dL	1.13
Glucose	71-99 mg/dL	94
Calcium	8.6-10.0 mg/dL	10.6
Anion gap	4-16 mmol/L	23
Total protein	6.5-8.3 g/dL	9.0
Albumin	3.8-4.9 g/dL	5.1
AST	14-33 IU/L	24
ALT	10-42 IU/L	27
Direct bilirubin	0.0-0.2 mg/dL	0.3
Indirect bilirubin	<0.8 mg/dL	1.1
Total bilirubin	0.2-1.0 mg/dL	1.4
Alkaline phosphatase	35-104 IU/L	89
Ammonia	11-35 mcmol/L	290
Lactic acid	0.7-2.7 mmol/L	8.2