Table 1.

Summary table of blood biochemistry results

Time after stings	19 hours	30 hours	3 days	4 days	5 days	7 days	9 days	12 days	16 days
Na135-145 mmol/L	129	130	130	133	133	142	140	141	137
K 3.5–5 mmol/L	7.4	8.1	5.6	4.8	3.9	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.8
Corrected K (pH = 7.16)	–	6.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Urea 1.8–6.0 mmol/L	15.8	18.7	26.8	28.9	23.9	14.5	2.2	3.1	3.1
Creatinine 30–70 µmol/L	135	169	255	257	125	74	33	34	34
Creatine kinase 29–168 U/L	7,206	> 20,000	> 20,000	> 20,000	19,620	2,815	797	124	77
ALT 7–35 U/L	112	228	374	513	498	271	157	77	33
AST 9–45 U/L	–	3,175	1,776	1,440	510	87	40	33	28

AST = aspartate transferase; ALT = alanine transaminase; U/L = unit per liter. Normal ranges are indicated for a 2-year-old child.