TABLE 1

The patient’s laboratory findings

TestHospital day 1Hospital day 2Hospital day 3Reference range
Hemoglobin (g/dL)9.47.97.513.5–17.5
Hematocrit (%)29.0%23.7%21%38.8%–50%
Platelet count (× 109/L)13711077150–450
Prothrombin time (seconds)13.617.524.19.5–11.6
International normalized ratio1.191.532.140.9–1.2
Activated partial thromboplastin time (seconds)33.738.13823–29
Fibrinogen (g/L)1.491.190.772.33–4.96
D-dimer (ng/mL)36,88138,13633,603220–740
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)25340–150
Troponin I (ng/mL)1.750–0.4
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)2.7< 0.5