Table 2 Trend of biochemical investigations of the child
From: Acalypha indica induced acute oxidative haemolysis and methaemoglobinaemia: two case reports
Investigation | Reference range | Day 0 (hospital stay) | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total white cell count | 4–10 × 103/μL | 14.46 | 16.2 | 17.15 | 13.26 | 7.03 |
Neutrophil percentage | 50–70% | 58 | 62 | 76 | 60 | 42 |
Lymphocyte percentage | 20–40% | 36 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 29 |
Haemoglobin | 11–16 g/dL | 10.2 | 8.7 | 10.0 (post transfusion) | 12.2 (post transfusion) | 12.7 |
Platelet count | 150–450 × 103/μL | 423 | 169 | 103 | 144 | 121 |
Retic index | 0.3–3% | 0.79 |  |  |  |  |
Lctate dehydrogenase | 225–450 U/L |  | 12,320 |  |  |  |
Blood urea | 3.5–5.5 mmol/L | 8.4 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
Serum creatinine | 59–104 μmol/L | 75 | 143 | 169 | 107 | 89 |
Serum sodium | 135–145 mmol/L | 137 | 135 | 140 | 144 | 141 |
Serum potassium | 3.5–5.0 mmol/L | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Total bilirubin | 3–21 μmol/L | 27 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 15.8 |
Indirect bilirubin | 2–14 μmol/L | 17.6 | 20.3 | 26.3 | 22 | 11.1 |
AST | 13–37 U/L | 310 | 325 | 414 |  | 174 |
ALT | 7–40 U/L | 30.6 | 33 | 40.7 |  | 61 |
GGT | 15–38 U/L | 17.3 |  |  |  | 23.9 |
ALP | 53–128 U/L | 203 |  |  |  | 103 |
C-reactive protein | < 5 g/L | 8.5 |  | 7.7 |  |  |
Urine protein | 0 | 3 + proteinuria |  |  |  |  |
Urine red cells | < 5 | 3–4 red cells |  |  |  |  |
Urine pus cells | < 5 | 40–50 |  |  |  |  |