Table 1 Laboratory test results over the hospital stay and at follow-up examinations in an outpatient clinic
Laboratory parameter (unit) | Normal range | Day −1 at primary hospital | Day 1 at referral clinic | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 9 | Day 14, dis-charge | Day 37 | 11 months later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sodium (mmol/l) | 136–146 | 132 | 133 | 135 | 139 | 141 | 145 | 143 | 138 | 137 |
Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.4–4.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
Calcium (mmol/l) | 2.2–2.7 | NA | 1.7 | NA | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
Creatinine (μmol/l) | < 66 | 108 | 87 | 94 | 67 | 62 | NA | 60 | 60 | 77 |
Urea (mmol/l) | 3.6–8.0 | NA | 9.1 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | NA | 2.2 | 2.5 | NA |
Cystatin C (mg/l) | 0.5–1.0 | NA | 2.2 | 2.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.6 |
Lactate dehydrogenase (μmol/l*s) | < 4.12 | 19.5 | 9.8 | NA | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | NA |
Haptoglobin (g/l) | 0.3–2.0 | NA | < 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total bilirubin | < 17 | 19.5 | 22.0 | NA | 21.6 | NA | NA | NA | 23.0 | NA |
Total serum protein (g/l) | 65–85 | 37.1 | 34.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 42 | 81 |
Serum albumin (g/l) | 35–52 | NA | 17 | NA | NA | NA | 25 | 24 | 21 | 43 |
AST (μmol/l*s) | < 0.52 | NA | 1.3 | NA | NA | 0.7 | NA | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
ALT (μmol/l*s) | < 0.56 | NA | 0.7 | NA | NA | 0.6 | NA | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
gGT (μmol/l*s) | < 0.63 | NA | 2.1 | NA | NA | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |
C-reactive protein (mg/l) | < 5 | 25.5 | 27.9 | NA | NA | 10.9 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 21.3 | < 1.0 |
Complement 3 (g/l) | 0.9–1.8 | NA | NA | 0.6 | NA | NA | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA |
Complement 4 (g/l) | 0.1–0.4 | NA | NA | 0.2 | NA | NA | 0.2 | NA | NA | NA |
Leukocyte count (Gpt/l) | 3.8–9.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6.7 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 |
Platelet count (Gpt/l) | 140–440 | NA | 97 | 107 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 100 | 96 | 182 |
Hemoglobin (mmol/l | 7.4–9.9 | NA | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 9.3 |
International normalized ratio | 0.9–1.2 | NA | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | NA |