Table 1.
Laboratory results during the course of hospitalization
| Day of hospitalization | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | |||||||||
| HB (g/dL) (11.5–15.9) | 11 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
| WCC (×109) (4.2–12.6) | 6.2 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 6.3 |
| PLT (×109) (174–430) | 190 | 154 | 155 | 185 | 251 | 246 | 275 | 474 | 429 |
| Lymphocyte (×109) | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Neutrophil (×109) | 4.6 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 3.8 |
| Na+ (mmol/L) (136–144) | 134 | 134 | 134 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 141 | 139 | 140 |
| K+ (mmol/L) (3.5–5.1) | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Cr (umol/L) (39–91) | 73 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 70 |
| Urea (mmo/L) (2.1–7.1) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 90 | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| Mg++ (mmol/dL(0.66–1.07) | – | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.96 | – | – |
| Ca++ (mmol/L) (2.23–2.56) | – | 2.13 | 2.17 | 2.14/2.25* | 2.14/2.45* | 2.33 | 2.47 | – | – |
| Alb (g/L) (35–48) | 36 | 31 | – | 29 | – | – | 20.4 | 29 | 32 |
| ALT (U/L) (< 54) | 41 | 32 | – | 46 | – | – | 60 | 60 | 62 |
| GGT IU/L) (7–64) | 18 | 16 | – | 29 | – | – | 57 | 51 | 44 |
| ALP (U/L) (38–126) | 54 | 39 | – | 36 | – | – | 59 | 60 | 58 |
| Bilirubin (umol/L) (5.1–20.5) | 9.4 | 20.3 | – | 105.6 | – | – | 50.5 | 23 | 30.2 |
| T protein (g/L) (64–83) | 70 | 67 | – | 64 | – | – | 60 | 63 | 66 |
| CRP (mg/dL) (< 0.9) | 1.1 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | 36.8 | – | 0.8 |
| Troponin I (ng/L) (< 30.0) | – | 40.3/109.2 | 76.8 /115.6 | 66.3/46.8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Procalcitonin | – | – | – | 0.43 | – | – | – | – | – |
| D-dimer | – | – | – | 506 | – | – | – | 3,189 | 2,149 |
| Blood culture | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Urine culture | – | – | – | – | – | – | -ve | – | – |
| Sputum culture | – | +ve† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
HB = hemoglobin; WBC = white cell count; PLT = platelets.
*
Calcium levels after intravenous calcium replacement.
†
Sputum positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens.