26 October 2020
: Case report 
COVID-19-Induced Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an Obese 24-Year-Old Type I Diabetic
Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Sukhdev Singh1E*, Allison Foster1E, Zohaib Khan1E, Aisha Siddiqui1E, Muhammed Atere2E, Jay M. Nfonoyim3EDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.925586
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e925586
Table 1. Patient’s laboratory values: temperature, white blood count (WBC), blood glucose, blood pH, anion gap, and partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2), with date of collection.
| Relevant vital and laboratory values per hospital day | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Department | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | |
| Temperature maximum (°C) | 36.8 | 37.9 | 38.8 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 39 | 39.7 | 39.2 | 39.1 | 38.3 |
| WBC count (k/µL) | 10.8 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 17.0 |
| Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 507 | 215–364 | 116–319 | 131–258 | 231–264 | 164–213 | 131–224 | 196–237 | 219–325 | 279–309 |
| Blood pH | 7.16 | 7.16 | 7.20 | 7.33 | 7.40 | 7.43 | 7.29 | 7.38 | 7.32 | 7.30 |
| Anion gap (mEq/L) | 30.6 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 11.2 |
| PaO/FiO (mmHg) | 237 | 243 | 95 | 65 | 34 | 71 | 65 | 50 | ||