Table 1.
Biochemical testing during hospitalization.
| Days after hospitalization | 1 | 2 | 3 (AM) | 3 (PM) | 3 night | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | Reference Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia (μmol/L) |
143 (outside hospital) 218 (after arrival) 494 (midnight) |
841 (before HD) 44 (after HD) 646 (rebound) |
635 (before CCRT) 82 (after starting CCRT) |
40 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 18 | N/A | 31–80 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 3 | 10 (before HD) 3 (after HD) |
6 (before CCRT) 3 (after CCRT) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 7–18 |
| Glutamine (μmol/L) |
1289 | 1160 | 693 | 589 | 380 | 424 | 407 | 331 | 377 | 325 | 578 | 254–823 |
| Glutamate (μmol/L) |
50 | 435 | 143 | 76 | 34 | 70 | 95 | 130 | 142 | 156 | 77 | 5–150 |
| Alanine (μmol/L) |
216 | 371 | 593 | 506 | 190 | 313 | 252 | 202 | 263 | 235 | 616 | 152–547 |
| Arginine (μmol/L) |
16 | 2132 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 43 | 60 | 22 | 107 | 10–140 |
| Citrulline (μmol/L) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 1–46 |
| Leucine (μmol/L) |
61 | 32 | 65 | 39 | 62 | 21 | 39 | 48 | 68 | 59 | 91 | 48–160 |
| Lactic acid (mmol/L) |
2.79 (before HD) 0.73 (after HD) |
2.44 (before CCRT) 1.29 (after CCRT) |
2.12 | 2.46 | 0.36–1.25 |