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Table 1 Laboratory results upon admission and throughout hospital stay

From: A 60-year-old man with chronic renal failure and a costal mass: a case report and review of the literature

Laboratory exams (reference range)

Day 1

Day 2

Day 7

Day 9

Day 18

Day 20

Hemoglobin (13.5-17.5 g/dl)

8.7

 

6.7

8.2

7

7.8

Platelets (150-350×103/mm3)

456

 

559

   

Leukocytes (4.5-11×103/mm3)

14.5

 

10

   

Neutrophils (40-70%)

82

 

70

   

Lymphocytes (22-44%)

2

 

14

   

CRP (0.08-3.1 mg/liter)

12.20

     

Creatinine (<1.5 mg/dl)

6.5

     

BUN (10-20 mg/dl)

43

     

Sodium (136-145 mg/dl)

137

   

140

139

Potassium (3.5-5 mg/dl)

5.0

   

7.4

5.9

Calcium (9-10.5 mg/dl)

11.2

9.5

  

9.1

9.2

Phosphorus (3-4.5 mg/dl)

5.3

     

Alkaline phosphatase (30-120 U/liter)

 

139

    

Troponin* (0-0.4 ng/ml)

1.83

1.19

    

Fecal occult blood

 

Negative

    

PSA (0-4 ng/ml)

 

0.748

    

CEA 0-3.4 (μg/liter)

 

3.6

    
  1. * Chronic renal failure may elevate troponin levels independently from myocardial damage.