Table 1.

Initial investigations, Case #1.

Investigation	Results	Reference range	Remarks
Full blood count
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	14.9	14.0–18.0	Normal
White blood cells (10^9/L)	6.22	4.00–10.00	Normal
Absolute neutrophil count (10^9/L)	4.55	2.00–7.50	Normal
Absolute lymphocyte count (10^9/L)	1.02	1.00–3.00	Normal
Platelets (10^9/L)	200	140–440	Normal
Electrolytes
Sodium (mmol/L)	138	136–146	Normal
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.2	3.5–5.1	Normal
Urea (mmol/L)	4.7	2.0–6.9	Normal
Creatinine (umol/L)	96	59–104	Normal
Liver function
Albumin (g/L)	40	40–51	Normal
Total bilirubin (umol/L)	5	7–32	Normal
Alanine transaminase (U/L)	21	6–66	Normal
Aspartate transaminase (U/L)	24	12–42	Normal
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	77	39–99	Normal
Lactate dehydrogenase (mmol/L)	301	135–350	Normal
Inflammatory markers
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	16.2	0.2–9.1	Normal
Procalcitonin (ug/L)	0.07	≤0.49	Normal