Table 1.
Laboratory investigations of the patient
| Full blood count | Results | Normal values | ||
| Haemoglobin | 121 | g/L | 130–170 | |
| White cell count | 9.7 | 109/L | 4.0–10.0 | |
| Platelet count | 195 | 109/L | 150–400 | |
| Haematocrit | 36 | % | 40–50 | |
| Red cell count | 4.39 | 1012/L | 5.00–6.00 | |
| Mean cell volume | 83 | fL | 83–101 | |
| Mean cell Hb | 28.0 | pg | 27–32 | |
| Neutrophils | 7.49 | 109/L | 1.5–6.5 | |
| Lymphocytes | 1.28 | 109/L | 1.1–3.5 | |
| Monocytes | 0.72 | 109/L | 0.21–0.92 | |
| Eosinophils | 0.15 | 109/L | 0.02–0.67 | |
| Basophils | 0.05 | 109/L | 0.00–0.13 | |
| ESR | 6 | mm/hour | 1–30 | |
| Serum biochemistry | ||||
| CRP | 3 | mg/L | 0–5 | |
| Estimated GFR | 31 | mL/min | ||
| Sodium | 139 | mmol/L | 133–146 | |
| Potassium | 3.9 | mmol/L | 3.5–5.3 | |
| Urea | * | 9.4 | mmol/L | 2.5–7.8 |
| Creatinine | * | 165 | umol/L | 59–104 |
| Total protein | 66 | g/L | 60–80 | |
| Albumin | 43 | g/L | 35–50 | |
| Calcium | * | 2.17 | mmol/L | 2.25–2.55 |
| Corrected calcium | * | 2.15 | mmol/L | 2.20–2.60 |
| Inorganic phosphate | 1.07 | mmol/L | 0.8–1.5 | |
| Total bilirubin | 10 | umol/L | 0–21 | |
| Alkaline phosphatase | 99 | IU/L | 30–130 | |
| Alanine transaminase | 16 | IU/L | 5–41 | |
| Glucose | 5.7 | mmol/L | ||
| Serum vitamin B12 | 501 | ng/L | 197–771 | |
| Vitamin D | 81.1 | nmol/L | 25–50 | |
| Clotting profile and D-dimer | ||||
| INR—clotting profile | 0.9 | Ratio | 0.8–1.2 | |
| APTT—clotting profile | 30 | s | 22–30 | |
| D-dimer | 779 | ng/mL | 500 | |
APTT, activated partial thromboplastin clotting time; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; INR, international normalized ratio.