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Table 1 Comparison of key laboratory values upon admission and at discharge

From: From thrombosis to tamponade: unveiling severe pericardial effusion in a misdiagnosis case

Test

Result

 

Reference range

RBC (106/µl)

5.3

5.9

4.2–5.5

Hemoglobin (gr/dL)

12.1

12.4

12–16

WBC (per µl)

6.600

10,200

4.000–11.000

MCV (fL)

75

77

80–99

Hematocrit (%)

40

43

37–47

Platelet (per µl)*103

207

201

150–400

MCH (pg/cell)

23

25

27–31

MCHC (g/dL)

30

34

32–36

PT

16.2

15

11–13 s

PTT

38

28

25–38 s

INR

1.3

1.2

1-1.5

CK-MB

Undetectable

Undetectable

< 25u/l

Troponin I (Second sample in 6 h)

Negative

N/A

Negative

ESR (Millimeters per hour)

110

56

0–20 (Millimeters per hour)

CRP

94

25

< 4

  1. Abbreviations: RBC: Red blood cell, WBC: White blood cell, MCV: Mean corpuscular volume, MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP: C-reactive protein