Table 1. Laboratory tests referring to clinical cases 1 and 2.
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| Admission | 2 months | 12 months | 36 months | Admission | 2 months | 12 months | 36 months | ||
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| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.41 | 1.55 | 1.31 | 1.1 | 0.5-0.9 | 2.2 | 1.41 | 1.5 | 1.42 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 25 | 44 | 45 | 27 | 16-40 | 53 | - | 78 | 52 |
| pH | 7.15 | 7.36 | 7.41 | - | 7.35-7.45 | 7.25 | 7.32 | 7.3 | 7.27 |
| Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 11 | 24.5 | 24.2 | - | 22-26 | 10.6 | 22.7 | 19.4 | 15.4 |
| Anion Gap | 18 | 11.5 | 13.8 | - | 10-12 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| Chloride (mEq/L) | 114 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 98-109 | 118 | - | 106 | 106 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 143 | 142 | 141 | 142 | 135-145 | 139 | - | 140 | 141 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 2.3 | 4.34 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5-5.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Magnesium (mEq/L) | - | 2.22 | 2.46 | 2.3 | 1.7-2.5 | 1.5 | 1.97 | - | - |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | - | 8.9 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.6-10 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 2.1 | - | 3.74 | 4.1 | 2.5-4.5 | 1.7 | 2.32 | 2.4 | - |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 2 | 1.98 | - | 2.5 | 2.6-6.7 | 1.2 | - | - | - |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 92 | - | 104 | - | 60-110 | - | - | 93 | 93 |
| Parathormone (pg/mL) | 98 | 35 | 69 | 67 | 15-68.3 | 606 | 55.7 | 197 | 156 |
| Alkaline Phosphatase (U/L) | 758 | 1,210 | 154 | 163 | 68-240 | 1,032 | 978 | 1,032 | - |
| 25-OH Vitamin D (ng/mL) | 17 | - | 32 | 30 | > 30 | 9 | 46 | 22 | 29 |
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| pH | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | 5.0 | 5.5-6.5 | 8.0 | - | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Density | 1.005 | 1.020 | - | 1.009 | 1.015-1.025 | 1.010 | - | 1.019 | 1.018 |
| Albumin (mg/dL) | ++ | 75 | absent | absent | < 15 | + | 100 | 100 | 150 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | ++ | 100 | absent | absent | < 30 | +++ | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Anion Gap | 14 | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | |
| Albumin-creatinine ratio (mg/g) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,800 | - | - |
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| 24-hour proteinuria (mg) | 1,680 | 74 | - | 46 | < 150 | - | - | - | - |
| 24-hour glucosuria (g) | 11 | absent | - | - | < 0.5 | - | - | - | - |
| FE* Phosphate (%)*** | 56 | - | - | - | 15-20 | 52 | 49 | - | - |
| FE* Potassium (%) | 35 | 32 | - | - | 4-16 | 51 | 25 | - | - |
| FE* Uric acid (%) | 31 | 42 | - | 5 | < 10 | - | - | - | - |
| TmP/GFR** (mg/dL) | 0.22 | - | - | - | 2.2-3.6 | 0.36 | - | - | - |
*FE = Fractional Excretion; **TmP/ GFR = Transport Maximum for Phosphate reabsorption/Glomerular Filtration Rate; *** FE of phosphate (%) calculator = [(PO4(urine)/ PO4(serum) / (Creatinine(urine) / Creatinine(serum)] x 100.