A 55 year old male presented to the ER in acute distress with an extremely inflamed big toe, chills, and fever. He had recently attended a niece’s wedding, where he had eaten a lot of rich food and imbibed a larger amount of alcohol than normal. His physician ordered the laboratory tests shown below:
Non Protein Nitrogen Case Two
A 55 year old male presented to the ER in acute distress with an extremely inflamed big toe, chills, and fever. He had recently attended a niece’s wedding, where he had eaten a lot of rich food and imbibed a larger amount of alcohol than normal. His physician ordered the laboratory tests shown below:
| Reference Range | ||
| Sodium | 139 | 136-145 mEq/L |
| Potassium | 4.2 | 3.5-5.1 mEq/L |
| Chloride | 104 | 98-107 mEq/L |
| CO2 | 27 | 22-28 mEq/L |
| Glucose | 100 | 74-100 mg/dL |
| BUN | 20 | 6-20 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 0.9 | 0.9-1.3 mg/dL |
| Calcium | 8.8 | 8.6-10.2 mg/dL |
| Total Protein | 6.5 | 6.4-8.3 g/dL |
| Albumin | 3.6 | 3.5-5.2 g/dL |
| Total bilirubin | 0.3 | 0-2.0 mg/dL |
| ALP | 42 | 53-128 U/L |
| AST | 25 | <35 U/L |
| ALT | 41 | <45 U/L |
Further results revealed:
| Reference Range | ||
| Uric acid | 11.5 | 4.4-7.6 mg/dL |
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