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Table 1 Blood and urine exams on admission

From: Severe and isolated headache associated with hypertension as unique clinical presentation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

 

Value

Reference range

Blood exams

  

 Red blood cells

4.2 x 106/mmc

3.9 – 5.2 x 106/mmc

 Hematocrit

39%

34.5% - 42.5%

 Hemoglobin

12.2 g/dL

10.5 - 14.5 g/dL

 C-reactive protein

0.2 mg/dL

< 0.5 mg/dL

 pH

7.39

7.38 -7.42

 Sodium

138 mEq/L

135-145 mEq/L

 Potassium

4.0 mEq/L

3.5 – 5.0 mE/L

 Ionized calcium

1.20 mmol/L

1.12 – 1.32 mmol/L

 Creatinine

1.1 mg/dL

< 0.7 mg/dL

 Nitrogen urea

100 mg/dL

15 – 40 mg/dL

 Albumin

3.0 g/dL

3.5 – 5.0 g/dL

 Complement C3

17 mg/dL

86 – 184 mg/dL

 Antistreptolysin titer

315 U/ml

0 – 200 U/ml

Urine exams

  

 Protein/creatinin ratio

3.5 mg/mg

< 0.4 mg/mg

 Red cells number

55 per high-power field

< 5 per high-power field

 Hyaline casts on sediment

Present

Absent