07 June 2023: Articles
A Patient with Class III Obesity and a Body Mass Index of 70.1 kg/m Requiring Pulmonary Artery Catheterization to Confirm the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension
Management of emergency care
Hiroya Hagiwara A , Masayuki Akatsuka A* , Kanako Takahashi B , Asami Yoshinaka B , Shuji Yamamoto DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939383
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939383
Table 1. Blood test on ICU admission. There was a mild elevation of WBC, CRP, BNP, and uric acid. There were no significant abnormalities in other variables.
| Variables | Measured values | Reference values |
|---|---|---|
| WBC (/μL) | 11800 | 3300–8600 |
| RBC (/μL) | 544 | 435–555×10 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 15.6 | 13.7–16.8 |
| Hct (%) | 51.8 | 40.7–50.1 |
| Platelet (/μL) | 219000 | 158000–348000 |
| PT-INR | 1.12 | 0.85–1.15 |
| APTT (sec) | 21.7 | 26.9–38.1 |
| D-dimer (μg/mL) | 1.9 | |
| AST (IU/L) | 41 | 13–30 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 50 | 7–23 |
| LDH (IU/L) | 263 | 124–222 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.3 | 0.4–1.5 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 13 | 8–20 |
| Cr (mg/d) | 0.81 | 0.46–0.79 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 142 | 138–145 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 3.8 | 3.6–4.8 |
| Chloride (mEq/L) | 95 | 101–108 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 5.57 | 0.00–0.14 |
| BNP (pg/mL) | 85 | 0–18.4 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 9.3 | 3.4–7.0 |
| WBC – white blood cell; RBC – red blood cell; Hb – hemoglobin; Hct – hematocrit; PT-INR – prothrombin time-international normalized ratio; APTT – activated partial thromboplastin time; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; LDH – lactate dehydrogenase; BUN – blood urea nitrogen; Cr – creatinine; CRP – C-reactive protein; BNP – brain natriuretic peptide. | ||