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Table 1 Laboratory test results

From: Fatal hemolytic anemia associated with metformin: A case report

Variable

11/21/2006

11/20/2006

11/16/2006

9/21/2006

Units

Hemoglobin

3.3

6.6

14.7

-

g/dl

Hematocrit

10.2

19.5

43.3

-

%

Platelet

97

166

322

-

K/cmm

White blood cell

44.0

46.1

11.5

-

K/cmm

Glucose

-

277

-

220

mg/dl

Blood urea nitrogen

-

38

-

22

mg/dl

Creatinine

-

2.4

-

1.1

mg/dl

Sodium

-

129

-

140

meq/l

Potassium

-

5.5

-

4.5

meq/l

Chloride

-

94

-

104

meq/l

CO2

-

15

-

27

mmol/l

Calcium

-

8.7

-

9.2

mg/dl

Lactate dehydrogenase

-

4829

-

-

U/l

Haptoglobin

-

<6

-

-

mg/dl

Fibrinogen

-

253

-

-

mg/dl

Total bilirubin

-

6.9

-

0.8

mg/dl

Direct bilirubin

-

-

-

0.1

mg/dl

Alkaline phosphatase

-

103

-

83

U/l

Alanine aminotransferase

-

806

-

38

U/l

Aspartate aminotransferase

-

1711

-

31

U/l

Creatine phosphokinase

-

597

-

-

U/l

Partial thromboplastin time

-

26.7

-

-

seconds

International normalized ratio

-

1.22

-

-

-