Table 2.

Blood Test Data before and after Administration of Dexamethasone.

	Reference	Baseline (Day-3)	The day after dexamethasone was administered (Day2)
WBC count (/μL)	3,330-8,600	4,430	10,440
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.7-16.8	12.7	13.2
Platelets count (/μL)	158,000-348,000	118,000	8,000
PT-INR	0.9-1.1	ND	1.05
APTT (s)	26-41	ND	27.9
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)	200-400	318	279
FDP (μg/mL)	<5.0	2.5	3.4
D-dimers (μg/mL)	<1.0	0.5	1.3
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.4-1.5	0.7	1.1
AST (U/L)	13-30	31	32
ALT (U/L)	10-42	16	24
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.65-1.07	0.57	0.65
CRP	<0.14	0.04	0.16

WBC: white blood cells, PT-INR: prothrombin time international normalized ratio, APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time, FDP: fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, CRP: C-reactive protein, ND: not determined