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Table 1 Initial biochemistry results a

From: Peri-portal lymphedema in association with an acute adrenal insufficiency: case report

Tests

Patient’s data

Units

Reference ranges

Cortisol dynamic

1 (confirmed twice)

nmol/L

 

ACTH

46.2

pg/mL

<46.0

Na+

134

mmol/L

136 to 145

K+

4.1

mmol/L

3.3 to 4.8

Cl-

112

mmol/L

98 to 108

Urea

52

mg/dL

12 to 40

Creatinine

2.4

mg/dL

0.7 to 1.2

Ca2+

9.3

mg/dL

8.9 to 10.2

Random glucose

119

mg/dL

 

Magnesium

2.49

mg/dL

1.7 to 2.55

ALT

5

g/dL

0 to 41

AST

24

U/L

0 to 40

Alkaline phosphatase

53

U/L

40 to 129

Albumin

3.4

g/dL

3.4 to 4.8

Total bilirubin

0.3

mg/dL

0 to 1.0

Tissue transglutaminase

2.7

U/mL

<15

T4

10.6

pmol/L

11.5 to 22.7

T3

2.7

pmol/L

3.5 to 6.5

TSH

10.61

μIU/mL

0.55 to 4.78

ATG

82.5

IU/mL

<100

ATPO

670.7 (+ve)

IU/mL

<50

Anti-adrenal antibodies

Negative

 

<1:10

Blood culture

Negative

  

Urine culture

Negative

  

Stool culture

Negative

  
  1. aACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ATG: Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies; TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone; ATPO: Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (+ve ATPO indicates an autoimmunity related pathology that caused the hypothyroidism).