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

Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl)

55-130

89

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