Table 1.

Laboratory data for all the patients on admission.

Patient	Sodium (mmol/l)	Potassium (mmol/l)	Bicarbonate (mmol/dl)	Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)	Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	CPK (units/L)	White cell count (K/mm3)	Lymphocyte count (K/mm3)	Urine analysis	Urine protein creatinine ratio (mg/g)
1	130	4.4	22	14	0.96	233	5.3	0.8	2+ protein and no RBC casts	Not available
2	130	4.0	34	22	0.87	458	6.9	0.6	No protein and no RBC casts	Not available
3	143	3.5	17	26	1.1	287	8.8	0.7	No protein and no RBC casts	524
4	154	3.2	23	25	1.8	278	10.6	0.3	3+ protein and no RBC casts (RBC—30/HPF)	270