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Table 1 Initial results of laboratory evaluationa

From: Hyperkalemia in the tropics: multiple causes and a not so common presentation—a case report

Test

Results

Hemoglobin (13–17 g/dl)

13.4

WBC count (4.0–11.0 × 109/L)

7000

Neutrophil percentage (40–60)

90

Lymphocyte percentage (20–40)

7

Monocyte percentage (2–10)

3

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (0–10 /1st hr)

61

Platelet count (150–400 × 109/L)

240

International normalized ratio (0.9–1.1)

1.02

Prothrombin time (11–15 s)

12.0

Sodium (135–145 mmol/L)

130

Potassium (3.5–5.1 mmol/L)

10.4

Creatinine (0.6–1.4 mg/dL)

2

Blood urea (10–40 mg/dL)

49

Random blood sugar (70–140 mg/dL)

154

HbA1c (< 5.7%)

6.63

Total bilirubin (0.2–1.2 mg/dL)

0.6

Direct bilirubin (0–0.4 mg/dL)

0.2

Aspartate aminotransferase (17–59 U/L)

10

Alanine aminotransferase (0–50 U/L)

20

Alkaline phosphatase (36–126 U/L)

20

Total serum protein (6.3–8.2 g/dL)

8.3

Serum albumin (3.5–5 g/dL)

4.8

Serum globulin (2.8–3.2 g/dL)

3.5

  1. aThe reference range is provided in parentheses, and the abnormal values are in bold