Table 1. Lab values obtained at the time of patient's initial presentation and Day 2 and Day 7 of admission.

MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

Lab name (Reference range and units)	On the day of admission	Day 2 of admission	Day 7 of admission
Hemoglobin (14-18 g/dL)	11.3	11.5	10.3
Hematocrit (42.0-52.0%)	31.3	31.8	28.2
MCV (fL)	88.2	87.8	87.6
MCH (pg)	31.8	31.8	32.0
MCHC (g/dL)	36.1	36.2	36.5
WBC (4.80-10.80 x10(3)/mcL	13.10	18.42	20.08
Reticulocyte %	4.33	-	-