Table 1 Laboratory evaluation of the patient on admission

Urine

Specific gravity

1008

pH

8

Glucose

Normal

Proteins

Normal

Aminogram

Normal

Citrate

1.2 mg/kg/day (N > 2.0)

Calcium

12.3 mg/kg/day (N < 5.0)

Blood

pH (Venous)

7.28 (N: 7.35-7.45)

PCO₂ (Venous)

25.8 mmHg (N: 37-47)

HCO₃ ^- (Venous)

11.9 mmol/L (N: 21-28)

Na

132 meq/L (N: 138-145)

K

1.4 meq/L (N: 3.5-5.0)

Cl

113 meq/ (N: 96-106)

Uric acid

2.9 mg/dL (N: 2.0-5.5)

Ca

9.7 mg/dL dL (N: 8.8-10.8)

P

3.1 mg/dL (N:4.5-5.5)

Serum anion gap

8

Serum NH₃

58.19 μmol/L (N: < 81 μmol/L)