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Table 2 Laboratory tests

From: Severe osteoporosis in a young man with bilateral Cushing’s syndrome: a case report

Exam

Result

Reference value

Hematocrit

41.4%

(41–54)

Leukocytes

9684 μL

(3600–11,000)

Platelets

172,600 μL

(150,000–400,000)

Creatinine

0.7 mg/dL (MDRD 143.78 mL/min/1.73 m2)

(0.7–1.2)

Alkaline phosphatase

485 U/L

(65–300)

Pyruvic transaminase

20 U/L

(< 41)

Oxalacetic transaminase

14 U/L

(< 38)

Albumin

4.3 g/dL

(3.5–4.8)

Total calcium

10.3 mg/dL

(8.5–10.5)

Potassium

4.2 mEq/L

(3.6–5.5)

Sodium

141 mEq/L

(134–149)

Phosphor

2.5 mg/dL

(2.5–7.0)

Magnesium

1.9 mg/dL

(1.6–2.6)

Parathyroid hormone

61.7 pg/mL

(15.0–68.3)

D vitamin

21.8 ng/mL

(> 20)

Anti-HIV

Nonreactive

Nonreactive

Fasting blood glucose

78 mg/dL

(65–99)

Glycated hemoglobin

5.3%

(4.8–5.9)

Total cholesterol

222 mg/dL

(< 200)

LDL cholesterol

151 mg/dL

(< 100)

HDL cholesterol

51 mg/dL

(> 60)

Triglycerides

99 mg/dL

(< 150)

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the 1st hour

17 mm

(0–10)

C-reactive protein

1 mg/L

(< 6)

Immunoglobulin A

137 mg/dL

(70–400)

Iga anti-transglutaminase

1.1 U/mL

(< 7,0)

Basal cortisol

26.2 μg/dL

(3.7–19.4)

Cortisol after 1 mg of dexamethasone

24.1 μg/dL

(< 1.0)

Cortisol after liddle 1

28 μg/dL

(< 1.0)

Corticotropin (in two doses)

< 5.0 pg/mL

(< 46)

Thyrotropin

1.2692 uUI/mL

(0.35–4.9)

Free thyroxine

0.88 ng/dL

(0.7–1.48)

Prolactin

11.51 ng/mL

(3.5–19.4)

Total testosterone

1.47 ng/mL

(1.42–9.23)

Abnormal elements of urinary sediment

With amorphous phosphate crystals++

Absent

Calciuria

213 mg/24 h

(100–300)

Phosphaturia

240 mg/24 h

(340–1000)

Cortisoluria

60.3 μg/24 h

(4.3–176.07)

  1. (%) percentage, (uL) microliter, (mg) milligram, (dL) deciliter, (MDRD) Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group equation, (U) measurement Units, (g) grams, (L) liter, (mEq) thousand equivalent, (pg) picogram, (ng) nanogram, (uUI) micro measurement Units, (h) hours, (HIV) human immunodeficiency virus, (LDL) low-density lipoprotein, (HDL) high-density lipoprotein