Table 1: Blood chemistries.
Variable |
Range |
Admission* |
D2** |
D3 |
D4 |
D5 |
Hb (g/dl) |
12-16 |
18.9 |
10.0 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.7 |
RBC (*106) |
4.2-5.0 |
5400 |
3260 |
2820 |
2640 |
2550 |
WBC (*103) |
4-11 |
15.19 |
10.06 |
8.12 |
12.40 |
16.02 |
Platelets (*103) |
150-450 |
276 |
184 |
209 |
238 |
295 |
C - Reactive Protein (mg/dl) |
< 5 |
187.5 |
315.3 |
376.2 |
385.5 |
355.1 |
BUN (mg/dl) |
15-50 |
30 |
41 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.5-1.1 |
0.81 |
0.56 |
0.38 |
0.39 |
0.4 |
Blood Glucose (mg/dl) |
65-110 |
200 |
170 |
135 |
124 |
166 |
Amilase (U/L) |
8-53 |
337 |
45 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
LDH /U/L) |
< 250 |
822 |
532 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Total Bilirubine (mg/dl) |
0.3-1.2 |
0.26 |
0.75 |
n.a. |
0.4 |
0.33 |
Tryglycerides (mg/dl) |
< 170 |
6561 |
602 |
422 |
321 |
338 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) |
< 200 |
852 |
218 |
173 |
142 |
121 |
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) |
< 40 |
201 |
38 |
32 |
24 |
19 |
Apolipoprotein A1 (mg/dl) |
105-205 |
95 |
Not Repeated |
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Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl) |
55-130 |
89 |
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Lipoprotein A (mg/dl) |
< 30 |
4 |
*: Before the plasma exchange; **: 18 hours after the plasma exchange; Hb: Hemoglobin; RBC: Red Blood Cells; WBC: White Blood Cells; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; LDH: Lactate Dehydrogenase; n.a.: not available