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. 2020 Mar 10;12(3):e7234. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7234

Table 1. Initial blood and urine investigations .

Initial investigations Reference range
Creatinine (24-hour), urine (mmol/day) 6.39 5.3 – 15.9 mmol/day
Protein (24-hour), urine (g/day) 0.15 0.0 – 0.15 g/day
Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio 0.18 Normal < 0.20, Nephrotic > 3.0
Electrolytes  
Urea, serum (mmol/L) 4.2 2.7 – 6.9 mmol/L
Sodium, serum (mmol/L) 142 136 – 146 mmol/L
Potassium, serum (mmol/L) 4.3 3.6 – 5.0 mmol/L
Chloride, serum (mmol/L) 105 100 – 107 mmol/L
Bicarbonate, serum (mmol/L) 25.9 19 – 29 mmol/L
Glucose, serum (mmol/L) 33 3.9 – 11.0 mmol/L
Creatinine, serum (umol/L) 50 37 – 75 umol/L
Phosphate, serum 0.91 0.94 – 1.50 mmol/L
Endocrine  
Osmolality, serum (mmol/kg) 291 275 – 301 mmol/kg
Thyroxine (T4) Free, serum (pmol/L) 15.6 8.8 – 14.4 pmol/L
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Mu/L) 1.79 0.65 – 3.70 Mu/L
C-peptide (uG/L) 0.25 0.78 - 5.19 uG/L
Full blood count  
Haemoglobin (g/dL) 11.9 12.0 – 16.0 g/dL
WBC Count (x10^9/L) 6.22 4.0 – 10.0 x 10^9/L
Platelet Count (x10^9/L) 332 140 – 440 x 10^9/L
Lipids panel  
Cholesterol Total, serum (mmol/L) 4 < 5.2 mmol/L
Cholesterol HDL, serum (mmol/L) 0.86 > 1.0 mmol/L
Triglycerides, serum (mmol/L) 1.29 < 1.70 mmol/L
Cholesterol LDL, Calc (mmol/L) 2.55 < 2.60 mmol/L
Routine  
HBA1c, blood (%) 13.1 4.6 – 6.4%
Liver Function Test  
Protein Total, serum (g/L) 51 68 – 85 g/L
Albumin, serum (g/L) 30 40 – 51 g/L
Bilirubin Total, serum (umol/L) 4 7 – 32 umol/L
Alkaline Phosphatase, serum (u/L) 98 39 – 99 u/L
Alanine Transaminase, serum (u/L) 7 6 – 66 u/L
Aspartate Transaminase, serum (u/L) 8 12 – 42 u/L
Autoimmune  
Anti Islet Cell antibody Negative NA
Anti Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase antibody Negative NA