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Table 1 Serial metabolic panels showed early electrolyte abnormalities in support of dehydration and malnutrition due to vomiting

From: Fetal demise and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome in a patient with hyperemesis gravidarum: a case report

 

Normal ranges

HD0

HD2

HD10

HD18

Glucose

70–140 mg/dL

122

 

77

78

Sodium

129–148 mmol/L

147

145

139

140

Potassium

3.3–5.0 mmol/L

2.8

3.5

3.6

4.1

Chloride

97–109 mmol/L

114

118

109

111

Bicarbonate

18–26 mmol/L

23.0

20

20

18

BUN

3–13 mg/dL

7

3

7

6

Creatinine

0.4–0.8 mg/dL

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.5

Phosphate

2.5–4.6 mg/dL

  

3.6

3.0

Calcium

8.2–9.0 mg/dL

10.4

9.1

9.6

 

Magnesium

1.5–2.2 mg/dL

1.4

 

1.6

2.0

  1. Abnormal findings are in bold
  2. Ketonuria also supported a picture of minimal oral intake
  3. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; mmol, millimoles; mg, milligrams; dL, deciliter; L, liter; HD, hospital day