Table 1. Pertinent lab values on the day of admission and at the time of discharge.
BUN: blood urea nitrogen, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, Pro-BNP: pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, PCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide, HCO3: bicarbonate.
| Lab results (units and reference range) | Day of admission | Day of discharge |
| Hemoglobin (14.0-18.0 g/dl) | 19.9 | 18.5 |
| White blood cells (4.80-11.80 x 103/µl) | 3.91 | 4.17 |
| Hematocrit % | 64.5 | 58.6 |
| Platelets (150-450 x 103/µl) | 51 | 60 |
| BUN (6-23 mg/dl) | 34 | 29 |
| Creatinine (0.70-1.20 mg/dl) | 1.37 | 1.18 |
| Potassium (3.5-4.1 mmol/L) | 9.8 | 4.4 |
| AST (5-40 U/L) | 86 | 28 |
| Pro-BNP (pg/ml) | 5,730 | 11,293 |
| Venous PCO2 | 73 | 65 |
| Venous HCO3 | 35 | 32 |
| Venous pH | 7.25 | 7.40 |