Table 1. Biochemical tests.
| Test | Baseline Results
(start of admission) |
Patient
Results |
Normal Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood pH | 7.38 | 7.48 | 7.35-7.42 |
| pCO2 (kPa) | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.5-6.0 |
| Baseline serum potassium (mmol/L) | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.5-5.3 |
| Nadir serum potassium (mmol/L) | - | 3.4 | 3.5-5.3 |
| Serum bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 25.6 | 32 | 21-28 |
| Peak CRP (mg/L) | 23 | 152 | <5 |
| Peak Ferritin (µ/L) | 237 | 555 | <200 in pre-menopausal women and <300
in men and post-menopausal women |
| Peak Lactate Dehydrogenase (unit/L) | - | 216 | 135-225 |
| Peak Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | - | 0.85 | <0.05 |
| TTKG | - | 10.7 | >4.0 indicates renal potassium loss |
| Plasma renin (mIU/L) | - | 6.7 | <59.7 |
| Plasma Aldosterone (pmol/L) | - | <103 | 103-859 |
| Aldosterone/Renin Ratio (pmol/mIU) | - | <16 | <30 |
| Urine creatinine (mmol/l) | - | 7.9 | - |
| Urine sodium (mmol/l) | - | 7.9 | - |
| Urine potassium (mmol/l) | - | 75 | - |
| Urine osmolality (mOsm/Kg) | - | 565 | - |