Table 1: Shows the results of laboratory investigations done with their normal reference ranges, before and during hospital admission.

Blood

Reference range

One week before Presentation

On admission, this hospital

4 days later, this hospital

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.0-16.0

6

8.3

 

Hematocrit (%)

36.0-49.0

19.3

26.4

34

MCV (fl)

82-100

74.2

75.4

 

MCH (pg)

27-34

23.2

23.7

 

MCHC (g/dl)

32-36

31.2

31.4

 

RDW (%)

11-16

18

25.9

 

White cell count/mm3

4000-11000

2060

2280

 

Neutrophils (%)

50-70

91.1

86.5

 

Lymphocytes (%)

20-40

7.1

8.3

 

Monocytes (%)

3-12

1.2

4.8

 

Eosinophils (%)

0.5-5

0.4

0

 

Basophils (%)

0-1

0.2

0.4

 

Platelet count/mm3

150000-400000

102000

68000

 

Cr (mg/dl)

0.6-1.5

0.6

0.6

0.7

eGFR ml/min/1.73 m2

 

137

137

128

AST (IU/L)

0-40

81

160

 

ALT (IU/L)

0-37

6

30

 

ALP (IU/L)

40-130

258

300

 

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.2-1.0

0.9

2.2

 

Direct Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0-0.4

0.7

1.8

 

Total Protein (g/dl)

6-8

7

5.5

 

Albumin (g/dl)

3.5-5.0

2.8

2.5

 

GGT (IU/L)

7-50

97

180

 

Random Blood Glucose (mg/dl)

80-140

 

120

 

PT (sec)

14-16

 

21.7

 

INR

0.9-1.2

 

1.75

 

MCV: Mean Corpuscular Volume; MCH: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, MCHC: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration; RDW: Red Cell Distribution Width; Cr: Creatinine, eGFR: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; GGT: Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase; PT: Prothrombin Time; INR: International Normalized Ratio