Acute osteomyelitis, thrombophlebitis, and pulmonary embolism: a case report

Table 1 A comparison table showing the patient’s laboratory values upon admission and 1 month later

Variable	Reference range	On admission	One month later
Hematocrit%	36.5–52.0	31.1	28
Hemoglobin, g/dL	12.0–17.4	9.2	8.3
White cell count	3.5–10.0	35	12.3
Neutrophils	40–70	87	77
Lymphocytes	22–44	9	16
Red cell count	4.00–5.50	3.45	3.25
MCV	27.0–32.0	70.5	84
Platelets count	150–400	180	1418
ESR, mm/hour	0–22	145	140
CRP, mg/L	0–5		134
Creatinine	0.6–1.4	2.1	0.15
Urea, mg/L	Aug-50	134	17
Sodium	135–145	127	137
Potassium	3.4–5.00	3.08	4.4
ALT, µ/L	Oct-55	41	172
Alkaline phos.	30–300		106
LDH WI	Less than 248		268
Ferritin	12–300	918	918
Iron	60–170		25
d-Dimer	Less than 500	2850
pH	7.37–7.42	7.52
CO₂	35–45	28

LDH Lactate dehydrogenase, ALT Alanine transaminase, MCV mean corpuscular volume, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein

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