Table 1 Blood examination, chest X-ray, and echocardiographic findings on admission
Hematological examination | ||||||
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Complete blood count | Biochemistry | Blood gas (vein) | ||||
WBC | 1.8 × 103/μl | TP | 7.1 g/dl | pH | 7.428 | |
RBC | 3.5 × 106/μl | AST | 65 U/l | pO2 | 46.4 mmHg | |
Hb | 12.9 g/dl | ALT | 38 U/l, | pCO2 | 39.9 mmHg | |
Plt | 38.9 × 105/μl | Na | 135 mEq/l | HCO3- | 26.3 mmol/l | |
K | 4.2 mEq/l | BE | 1.8 mmol/l | |||
Cl | 97 mEq/l | Lac | 9.0 mmol/l | |||
BUN | 13 mg/dl | |||||
Creatinine | <0.10 mg/dl | |||||
CK | 588 IU/l | |||||
CRP | 0.24 mg/dl | |||||
NH3 | 52 μg/dl | |||||
Glucose | 31 mg/dl | |||||
Serum carnitine | Serum carnitine (just 3 days before cefditoren pivixil was started) | |||||
Total Carnitine | 14.1 μmol/l | Total Carnitine | 33.7 μmol/l | |||
Free Carnitine | 6.2 μmol/l | Free Carnitine | 29.0 μmol/l | |||
Acyl Carnitine | 4.7 μmol/l | Acyl Carnitine | 7.9 μmol/l | |||
Chest X-ray | Echocardiographic study | |||||
Cardiothoracic ratio | 50% | IVC diameter 11 mm | ||||
Lungs | normal | Caval/Ao ratio 0.9 (normal value: 0.8–1.0) | ||||