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Table 1 Pertinent laboratory values

From: Milk-alkali syndrome in a middle-aged woman after ingesting large doses of calcium carbonate: a case report

Test

Patient Values

Reference Ranges

Calcium

22.8 mg/dL (5.7 mmol/L)

8.4-10 mg/dL

Albumin

4.6 g/dL (46 g/L)

3.4-4.8 g/dL

Total protein

8.5 g/dL (85 g/L)

6.4-8.3 g/dL

WBC count

10.6 × 109/L

4.8-10.8 × 109/L

Haemoglobin

10.9 g/dL (109 g/L)

12.0-16.0 g/dL

Haematocrit

31.4% (0.314)

37.0-47.0%

ESR

30 mm/hr

0-20 mm/hr

Iron saturation

10.10%

15-55%

Sodium

133 mmol/L

136-145 mmol/L

Potassium

2.6 mmol/L

3.5-5.1 mmol/L

Chloride

93 mmol/L

98-107 mmol/L

Bicarbonate

36 mmol/L

22-29 mmol/L

Blood urea nitrogen

48 mg/dL

9.8-20.1 mg/dL

Creatinine

2.1 mg/dL (186 µmol/L)

0.5-1.0 mg/dL

Magnesium

1.5 mg/dL (0.62 mmol/L)

1.7-2.2 mg/dL

Phosphate

2.9 mg/dL (0.94 mmol/L)

2.3-4.7 mg/dL

Alkaline phosphatase

137 U/L

40-150 U/L

TSH

89.8 mIU/mL

0.4-4.0 mIU/mL

Free T4

0.65 ug/dL (8.4 pmol/L)

5.20-12.5 ug/dL

CPK

473 U/L

29-168 U/L

  1. Initial laboratory data showed severe hypercalcaemia, mild anaemia, renal insufficiency, metabolic alkalosis, and hypothyroidism.