Table 1.
Trend view of full blood cell counts over time
| Full blood count | Date: 4 years pre-hospital admission | Date: 1 year pre-hospital admission | Date: 2 months pre-hospital admission | Date: day of presentation | Date: 2 months post-discharge | Date: 4 months post-discharge | Reference range/unit |
| WCC (109/L) | 8.16 | 5.61 | 5.58 | 7.41 | 4.43 | 4.33 | 4.30–11.40×109/L |
| Hb (g/L) | 148 | 143 | 178 | 174 | 130 | 136 | 141-172g/L |
| HCT (%) | 42.1 | 40.9 | 60.4 | 55.7 | 40.1 | 42.5 | 40.4%–50.4% |
| RCC (×1012/L) | 4.70 | 4.70 | 9.24 | 8.94 | 5.11 | 4.9 | 4.60–5.90×1012/L |
| MCV (fL) | 89.6 | 90.5 | 65.2 | 62.3 | 79.4 | 86.7 | 79.0–93.0 fL |
| PLTS (×109/L) | 221 | 187 | 184 | 209 | 166 | 148 | 146–302×109/L |
Hb, haemoglobin; HCT, haematocrit; MCV, mean cell volume; PLTS, platelets; RCC, red cell count; WCC, white cell count.