Table 1

Laboratory evaluation of the patient on admission

Tests
Results

Urine

Specific gravity
1008
pH
8
Glucose
Normal
Proteins
Normal
Aminogram
Normal
Citrate
1.2 mg/kg/day (N > 2.0)
Calcium
12.3 mg/kg/day (N < 5.0)
Blood

pH (Venous)
7.28 (N: 7.35-7.45)
PCO2 (Venous)
25.8 mmHg (N: 37-47)
HCO3- (Venous)
11.9 mmol/L (N: 21-28)
Na
132 meq/L (N: 138-145)
K
1.4 meq/L (N: 3.5-5.0)
Cl
113 meq/ (N: 96-106)
Uric acid
2.9 mg/dL (N: 2.0-5.5)
Ca
9.7 mg/dL dL (N: 8.8-10.8)
P
3.1 mg/dL (N:4.5-5.5)
Serum anion gap
8
Serum NH3
58.19 μmol/L (N: < 81 μmol/L)



El-Sawi and Shahein Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6656   doi:10.1186/1752-1947-0003-0000006656