Table 3 Laboratory values at admission, during treatment, and discharge

Test

Reference range

N

M

SD

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

M

SD

N

%

N

%

Sodium

137–147 mEq/L

129

139.39

2.49

15

11.63

0

0

24

18.60

1

0.78

126

140.21

1.77

0

0

0

0

BUN

Age < 18: 9–18 mg/dL

129

14.57

5.62

13

10.08

24

18.60

28

21.71

40

31.01

126

14.36

4.13

7

5.43

14

10.85

Potassium

3.5–5.3 mEq/L

129

3.87

0.37

11

8.53

0

0

16

12.40

2

1.55

126

4.15

0.30

0

0

0

0

Glucose

70–100 mg/dL

129

81.62

18.64

34

26.36

20

15.50

54

41.86

11

8.53

126

82.11

9.60

10

7.75

5

3.88

Calcium

8.6–10.6 mg/dL

129

6.65

2.30

69

53.49

0

0

56

43.41

0

0.00

126

6.61

2.28

72

55.81

0

0

Phosphorus

3.0–5.5 mg/dL

129

3.63

0.58

13

10.07

0

0

61

47.28

9

6.98

125

4.34

0.57

0

0

3

2.33

Magnesium

1.5–2.5 mg/dL

126

1.87

0.23

2

1.55

0

0

2

1.55

1

0.78

126

1.84

0.23

1

0.78

0

0

Chloride

98–106 mEq/L

129

103.84

3.16

5

3.88

24

19

6

4.65

74

57.36

126

105.10

2.46

0

0

31

24.03

Creatinine

0.38–0.99 mg/dL

129

0.77

0.16

0

0

15

11.63

0

0

14

10.85

125

0.68

0.14

0

0

4

3.10

AST ^a

10–41 U/L

110

27.70

40.37

1

0.78

9

6.98

ALT ^a

30–65 U/L

110

43.32

68.15

45

34.88

9

6.98

Albumin ^a

3.5–5.0 g/dL

119

4.30

0.46

4

3.10

5

3.88

Protein ^a

6.0–8.0 g/dL

110

7.43

0.61

1

0.78

15

11.63

WBC ^a

4.5–13 K/UL

115

5.45

1.54

32

24.81

0

0

TSH ^a

.5–4.8 ulU/mL

103

1.81

1.49

9

6.98

5

3.88

Prealbumin ^a

21.2–42.4 mg/dL

37

22.08

5.36

17

13.18

0

0