Table 1. Initial blood test results.
BUN: blood urea nitrogen, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase.
| Marker | Reference value | Patient’s value |
| WBC | 4.0–10 thou/cm3 | 7.7 thou/cm3 |
| Neutrophils | 40.0–80.0% | 79% |
| Lymphocytes | 20.0–45.0% | 12.5% |
| Monocytes | 2.0–10.0% | 5.9% |
| Eosinophils | 0.0–8.0% | 1.7% |
| Basophils | 0.0–2.0% | 0.9% |
| Platelet count | 150–450 thou/cm3 | 210 thou/cm3 |
| Hemoglobin | 12.0–16.0 g/dL | 9.8 g/dL |
| Hematocrit | 35.0–45.0% | 31.8% |
| C-reactive protein | 0.00–5.00 mg/L | 234.41 mg/L |
| Albumin | 3.5–5.2 g/dL | 3.0 g/dL |
| Creatinine | 0.38–1.02 mg/dL | 0.76 mg/dL |
| BUN | 6–21 mg/dL | 11 mg/dL |
| Lactic acid | 0.3–1.5 mmol/L | 0.7 mmol/L |
| AST | 0–37 IU/L | 15 IU/L |
| ALT | 0–35 IU/L | 6 IU/L |
| Total bilirubin | 0.0–1.0 mg/dL | 0.4 mg/dL |
| Direct bilirubin | 0.0–0.2 mg/dL | <0.1 mg/dL |
| Alkaline phosphatase | 33–133 IU/L | 148 IU/L |