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Table 1 The patient’s test results on day 3 of admission. The patient’s complete blood count and blood chemistry (A) and endocrinological test results (B) on day three are shown

From: Iron overload may be critical for liver dysfunction in anorexia nervosa, and the role of haematocrit-adjusted albumin in assessing nutritional status: a case report

 

Patient’s value

Reference range

A

 WBC count (/µL)

4.34 × 103

3.30–8.60 × 103

 RBC count (/µL)

4.75 × 106

3.86–4.92 × 106

 Hgb (g/dL)

14.0

11.6–14.8

 HCT (%)

40.9

35.1–44.4

 PLT count (/µL)

111.0 × 103

158–348 × 103

 Albumin (g/dL)

4.6

4.1–5.1

 BUN (mg/dL)

46.7

8–20

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.03

0.46–0.79

 T-Bil (mg/dL)

1.7

0.4–1.5

 AST (U/L)

176

13–30

 ALT (U/L)

170

7–23

 GGT (U/L)

56

9–32

 ChE (U/L)

164

201–421

 CK (U/L)

253

41–153

 Sodium (mEq/L)

135

138–145

 Potassium (mEq/L)

4.4

3.6–4.8

 Chloride (mEq/L)

103

101–108

 Calcium (mg/dL)

9.1

8.8–10.1

 Phosphorus (mg/dL)

2.9

2.8–4.6

 Magnesium (mg/dL)

2.4

1.8–2.6

 T-Cho (mg/dL)

334

150–219

 Iron (µg/dL)

163

40–188

 TIBC (µg/dL)

208

246–410

 TSAT (%)

78.4

20–50

 Ferritin (ng/mL)

726

5–152

 Glucose

68

73–109

B

 ACTH (pg/mL)

26.7

7.2–63.3

 Cortisol (µg/dL)

29.1

6.24–18.0

 DHEA-S (µg/dL)

330

51–321 (18–20 years, female)

 TSH (µIU/mL)

4.06

0.50–5.00

 fT3 (pg/mL)

<0.4

2.3–4.0

 fT4 (ng/dL)

0.8

0.9–1.7

 GH (ng/mL)

96

96

 IGF-1 (ng/mL)

<7

192–614 (15 years, female)

 LH (mIU/mL)

<0.3

1.76–10.24 (follicular, female)

 FSH (mIU/mL)

<0.3

3.01–14.72 (follicular, female)

 Estradiol (pg/mL)

11.5

28.8–196.8 (follicular, female)

  1. Abbreviations: ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone, ALT, Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, ChE Cholinesterase, CK Creatine kinase, DHEA-S Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, FSH Follicle-stimulating hormone, fT3 Free triiodothyronine, fT4 Free thyroxine, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, GH Growth hormone, HCT Hematocrit, Hgb Haemoglobin, IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1, LH Luteinizing hormone, PLT Platelet, RBC Red blood cell, T-Bil Total bilirubin, T-Cho Total cholesterol, TIBC Total iron binding capacity, TSAT Transferrin saturation, TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone, WBC White blood cell
  2. There are no DHEA-S reference ranges for 15-year-old females available, so the ranges for 18 to 20-year-old females are shown