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. 2022 May 24;14(5):e25272. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25272

Table 1. Initial Laboratory work-up.

PCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide, INR: international normalized ratio

Test Results Reference Range 
White Blood Count  14.4 5.00 - 11.00 x10E3/uL
Hemoglobin  14.8 12.0 - 15.0 G/DL
Platelet 285 150 - 400 x10E3/uL
Sodium  134 135 - 145 mmol/L
Potassium  4.0 3.5 - 5.2 mmol/L
Chloride 100 96 - 108 mmol/L
Phosphorus 4.7 2.4 - 4.7 mg/dL
Magnesium  1.9 1.5 - 2.5 mg/dL
Creatinine  1.24 0.5 - 1.1 MG/DL
Blood Urea Nitrogen  22 6 - 23 MG/DL
Brain Natriuretic Peptide  72.4 0.0 - 100 pg/mL
Troponin  0.01 <0.031 mg/dl 
Aspartate aminotransferase 26 1 - 35 U/L
Alanine aminotransferase 36 1 - 45 U/L
Alkaline phosphatase 114 38 - 126 U/L
Bilirubin Direct 0.2 0.0 - 0.8 mg/dL
Bilirubin Total  0.8 0.1 - 1.2 mg/dL
Hemoglobin A1c 14.8 13.9 - 16.3 g/dL
Anion gap  23 7 - 16 mmoL/L
Ph  7.39 7.35 - 7.45
PCO2 33.2 35 - 45 mmHg
Bicarbonate 19.7 21 - 28 mEq/L
Lactic acid 2.75 0.50 - 2.00 mmol/L
Beta-Hydroxybutyrate  1.79 mmol/L < 0.3 mmol/L
Urine Studies
GLUCOSE: >/=500 Negative mg/dL
KETONE Trace Negative mg/dL
LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE:  Negative Negative
NITRITE Negative Negative 
PROTEIN 30 Negative mg/dL
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.016 1.004 - 1.036
WBC NO./AREA URNS HPF 2 0 - 5 /HPF
RBC  5 0 - 3 /HPF
Hypercoagulation Workup: 
Activated Partial Thromboplastin (APTT) 34.2 24.6 - 34.7 secs
Prothrombin time 13.8 12.0 - 14.2 secs
INR 1.1 0.9 - 1.1
Lupus anticoagulant panel [Dilute Russell's viper venom time (dRVVT)] 37.4 27.0 - 41.0 sec
Antithrombin activity 110 81-113%
Protein C 148 75- 133%
Protein S 80 52 - 151%
Beta 2 glycoprotein antibodies (IGG, IGM, IGA) <9 0 - 25 GPI IgA units
Anticardiolipin antibody <9 0 - 14 GPL U/mL
Homocysteine level  7.0 <11 umol/L for both male and female
Fibrinogen Levels 769 212 - 516 mg/dL
D-Dimer 3.96 <0.5 ug/mL FEU
DRUGS OF ABUSE SCREEN 
Amphetamine Screen Negative < 1000 ng/mL 
Benzodiazepine Screen  Negative <200 ng/mL
Cannabinoid (THC) Screen  Negative <50 ng/mL
Cocaine Screen  Negative <300 ng/mL
Methadone Screen  Negative <300 ng/mL
Opiate Screen Negative <300 ng/mL
Phencyclidine Screen  Negative <25 ng/mL
Barbiturate Screen  Negative <200 ng/mL