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Table 1 Laboratory findings including complete blood cell count (CBC) with manual differential, venous blood gas (VBG), and complete metabolic panel (CMP).

From: Methamphetamine-induced encephalopathy in the absence of hyperammonemia

Complete Blood Count

Value

Reference Range

White Blood Cell Count

18.8

4.5–11.1 103/microliter

Red Blood Cell Count

5.04

4.50–5.90 106/microliter

Hemoglobin

16.1

13.0–17.0 gram per deciliter

Hematocrit

47

41–53%

Mean Corpuscular Volume

94

80.0–100.0 femtoliter

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin

31.9

26.0–32.0 picogram

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

34

33–35 gram per deciliter

Red Cell Distribution Width

14

11.0–15.0%

Platelets

252

120–360 103/ microliter

Manual Differential

  

Neutrophils %

88

 

Lymphocytes %

4

 

Monocytes %

5

 

Eosinophils %

0

 

Basophils %

0

 

Bands %

3

 

Absolute Neutrophil Count

17.1

103/microliter

Venous Blood Gas

  

pH, Venous

7.36

7.35–7.45

pCO2, Venous

33

35–45 mm of mercury

HCO3, Venous

18.4

20–24 millimoles per liter

Base Excess, Venous

-5.9

-2.0–2.0 millimoles per liter

O2 Content, Venous

20.3

 

Blood Gas Hemoglobin

16.9

13–17 gram per deciliter

pO2, Venous

53

30–50 mm of mercury

Potassium, Blood Gas

3.95

3.5–5.5 millimoles per liter

Chloride Blood Gas

104

98–106 millimoles per liter

Lactate, Venous

2.74

0.5–2 millimoles per liter

Oxygen Saturation

100

 

Sodium, Blood Gas

142.1

135–148 millimoles per liter

Complete Metabolic Panel

  

Sodium

137

135–148 millimoles per liter

Potassium

4

3.5–5.5 millimoles per liter

Chloride

101

98–110 millimoles per liter

CO2

17

24–34 millimoles per liter

Blood Urea Nitrogen

36

8–20 milligram per deciliter

Creatinine

2.28

0.50–1.50 milligram per deciliter

Glucose

165

65–125 milligram per deciliter

Calcium

9.5

8.5–10.5 milligram per deciliter

Total Bilirubin

1.2

0.0–1.2 milligram per deciliter

Alkaline Phosphatase

115

35–125 µl

Aspartate Transferase

137

5–40 µl

Alanine Transaminase

43

5–40 µl

Total Protein

8.4

6.0–8.0 gram per deciliter

Albumin

4.6

3.5–4.9 gram per deciliter