TABLE 3

The patient’s chemistry panel

TestPatient’s valueaReference range
Sodium141 mmol/L136–144
Potassium3.5 mmol/L3.7–5.1
Chloride105 mmol/L97–105
Carbon dioxide25 mmol/L22–30
Blood urea nitrogen8 mg/dL7–21
Creatinine0.97 mg/dL0.58–0.96
Glucose69 mg/dL74–99
Total protein6.9 g/dL6.3–8.0
Calcium9.4 mg/dL8.5–10.2
Total bilirubin4.1 g/dL3.9–4.9
Conjugated bilirubin0.3 mg/dL0.2–1.3
Alkaline phosphatase56 U/L34–123
Alanine aminotransferase22 U/L7–38
Aspartate aminotransferase19 U/L13–35
Anion gap11 mmol/L9–18
  • a Abnormal results are shown in bold.