Table 1: Early biochemical evaluation revealed the following results:
|
Value |
Reference Range |
Phosphate |
> 12.92 mmol/L (above laboratory detection levels) |
0.94-1.50 mmol/L |
(Corrected) Calcium |
1.98 mmol/L |
2.09-2.45 mmol/L |
Creatinine |
102 µmol/L |
50-104 umol/L |
Urea |
3.5 mmol/L |
2.7-6.9 mmol/L |
Potassium |
5.4 mmol/L (hemolyzed sample) |
3.5-5.1 mmol/L |
Sodium |
139 mmol/L |
136-146 mmol/L |
Chloride |
95 mmol/L |
98-107 mmol/L |
Bicarbonate |
5.7 mmol/L |
10-29 mmol/L |
Lactate |
3.3 mmol/L |
0.5-2.2 mmol/L |
Alanine Transaminase |
14 U/L |
6-66 U/L |
Aspartate Transaminase |
29 U/L |
12-42 U/L |
pH |
7.007 (Anion Gap 38.3, Delta bicarbonate 26.3 suggestive of high anion gap metabolic acidsis (HAGMA)) |
7.35-7.45 |
pCO2 (Venous) |
41.5 mmHg |
35-35 mmHg |
Prothrombin time (PT) |
13.0s |
9.9-11.4 seconds |
aPTT |
45.2s |
25.7-32.9 seconds |
International normalized ratio (INR) |
1.26 |
|
Haemoglobin |
16.7 g/deciliter (dL) |
14-18 g/deciliter (dL) |
White blood cell |
31.20 × 109/L (Predominant neutrophilia) |
4-10 × 109/L |
Paracetamol levels |
Not detected (< 5 mg/L) |
10-30 mg/L |
Salicylate levels |
Not detected (< 0.02 mmol/L) |
0.22-2.17 mmol/L |