Table 1 Initial Laboratory Results

Leukocyte Count

4.7 × 10³/mm³

Hemoglobin

8.1 g/dl

Hematocrit

24 %

Platelet Count

76 × 10³/mm³

Mean Corpuscular Volume

82.3 μm³

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

27.7 pg/cell

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

33.7 g/dl

Red Cell Distribution Width

14.8 %

Neutrophils

59 %

Band Forms

0 %

Lymphocytes

14 %

Monocytes

26 %

Eosinophils

1 %

Basophils

0 %

Sodium

130 mEq/liter

Potassium

4.2 mEq/liter

Chloride

101 mEq/liter

Total Carbon Dioxide

19 mEq/liter

Urea Nitrogen

78 mg/dl

Creatinine

3.7 mg/dl

Glucose

120 mg/dl

Total Protein

6.2 g/dl

Albumin

3.1 g/dl

Total Bilirubin

1.2 mg/dl

Direct Bilirubin

0.3 mg/dl

Alkaline Phosphatase

53 U/liter

Aspartate Aminotransferase

38 U/liter

Alanine Aminotransferase

32 U/liter

Blood Culture 1

neg

Blood Culture 2

neg

Urine Culture

neg