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Table 1 Initial investigation summary

From: Acute disseminated melioidosis giving rise to pneumonia and renal abscesses complicated with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a post partum woman: a case report

Investigation

On admission

Day 6

Haemoglobin

10.2 g/dl

7.3 g/dl

WBC count

11.4 × 109/l

23.8 × 109/l

Neutrophils

90.6%

92%

Platelets

74,000/µl

47,000/µl

CRP

96 mg/l

185 mg/l

ESR

100 mm 1st h

 

pH

7.31

 

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

28 mmHg

 

Partial pressure of oxygen

68 mmHg

 

HCO3

14.1 mmol/l

 

Lactate

5.4 mmol/l

 

Urine full report

Pus cells—5–6 per high power field, red blood cells—25–30 per high power field, proteins—nil, Sugar—nil

 

Serum creatinine

116 µmol/l

122 µmol/l

Serum sodium

134 mmol/l

144 mmol/l

Serum potassium

4 mmol/l

4.1 mmol/l

Aspartate aminotransferase

53 U/l

84 U/l

Alanine transaminase

50 U/l

52 U/l

International normalized ratio

1.0

1.1

Activated partial thromboplastin time

29 s

27 s