Table 1 Laboratory measurements
From: Ketoacidosis in a non-diabetic woman who was fasting during lactation
Admission to Internal Medicine | Day of admission - 6 h after initiation of treatment | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 6 | Reference range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arterial blood | Arterial blood | Arterial blood | Venous blood | Venous blood | ||
pH | 6.99 | 7.31 | 7.44 | 7.45 | 7.40 | 7.35 – 7.45 |
pO2 (mmHg) | 134 | 104 | 81 | 75 – 100 | ||
pCO2 (mmHg) | 8 | 11.5 | 26 | 33 – 45 | ||
HCO3− (mmol/l) | 3 | 10.5 | 20.4 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 21 – 26 |
Anion gap (mmol/l) | 28 | 26.8 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 14 | 8 – 16 |
Lactate (mmol/l) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 – 2.2 | |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 – 6.1 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 14.5 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.0 – 16.0 | |
White-cell count (1/μl) | 10,200 | 10,250 | 6,630 | 11,430 | 4100 – 11800 | |
Platelet count (1000/μl) | 383 | 287 | 266 | 318 | 150 – 450 | |
Sodium (mmol/l) | 140 | 145 | 145 | 143 | 147 | 136 – 148 |
Potassium (mmol/l) | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 – 4.8 |
Calcium (mmol/l) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 – 2.6 | |
Phosphate (mmol/l) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 – 1.5 | |
Plasma creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 – 0.8 | |
Drug screening | Negative | Negative | Negative | |||
Urine glucose, spot urine | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | ||
Urine acetone, spot urine | +++ | +++ | Negative | Negative | ||
Urine Phosphat (24-h urine collection, mmol/l) | <1 | 13 | 7–25 |