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Table 1 Basic investigations

From: A case of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide poisoning and a review of complications and their management

 

Reference range

D2

2nd week

3rd week

D28

Creatinine (umol/L)

60-120

366

706

800

253

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

-

12.2

4.4

7.5

12.1

Platelets 103/mm3

150-450

49

87

170

245

White cell count 103/mm3

4-11

12.9

22.2

5.3

8.2

AST (U/l)

10-35

611

212

24

29

ALT (U/l)

10-40

527

252

8

19

ALP (U/l)

100-360

105

143

129

-

Total Bilirubin (umol/L)

5-21

29

18

8

-

Direct Bilirubin

<3.4

25

14

5

 

Urine RBC /hpf

-

>100

 

10 to 15

0

Urine pus cells /hpf

-

4 to 6

 

Field full

2 to 3

LDH (U/L)

140-280

 

812

643

343

Creatine Kinase (U/L)

25-174

457

   
  1. AST Aspartate transaminase, ALT alanine transaminase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, RBC red blood cells, hpf high power field, LDH Lactate dehydrogenase