27 May 2021>: Articles
An Unusual Case of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Presenting as Impending Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Ryan B. Sinit A , Janet H. Leung * , Wayne S. Hwang B , J. Susie Woo B , David M. Aboulafia A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929249
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929249
Table 1. Select results from the patient’s initial laboratory evaluation.
Result | Reference range | |
---|---|---|
White blood cell count | 8.2×10 cells/L | 3.5–11.0×10 cells/L |
Hematocrit | 40% | 39–50% |
Platelet count | 243×10 cells/L | 150–400×10 cells/L |
Sodium | 129 mmol/L | 136–146 mmol/L |
Chloride | 95 mmol/L | 100–112 mmol/L |
Blood urea nitrogen | 12 mg/dL | 9–25 mg/dL |
Creatinine | 1.95 mg/dL | 0.72–1.25 mg/dL |
Total protein | 8.7 g/dL | 6.1–8.0 mg/dL |
Albumin | 4.3 g/dL | 3.0–5.0 g/dL |
Total cholesterol | 194 mg/dL | |
Aspartate aminotransferase | 146 U/L | 10–40 U/L |
CD4+ T cell count | 814×10 cells/L | 404–1612×10 cells/L |
HIV viral load | N/A | |
BNP | 21 pg/mL | |
CPK | 88 U/L | 39–308 U/L |
Troponin I | ||
BNP – brain natriuretic peptide; CPK – creatinine phosphokinase; N/A – not applicable. |