TABLE 1

The patient’s laboratory values

TestValueaReference range
Hemoglobin8.512.0–15.5 g/dL
Mean corpuscular volume125.781.6–98.3 fL
Peripheral smearOval macrocytes and hypersegmented neutrophils
Vitamin B12462180–914 ng/L
Folate6.7> 4 µg/L
White blood cell count8.93.5–10.5 × 109/L
Neutrophils95%42%–75%
Lymphocytes2%16%–52%
Monocytes5%1%–11%
Platelet count105150–450 × 109/L
Creatinine1.20.6–1.1 mg/dL
Sodium138135–145 mmol/L
Potassium3.63.6–5.2 mmol/L
Troponin T0.02< 0.01 ng/mL
 At 3 and 6 hours later0.01
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide22,0005–263 pg/mL
Thyroid-stimulating hormone0.80.3–5.0 mIU/L
Free thyroxine1.910.7–1.9 ng/dL
Aspartate aminotransferase1078–43 U/L
Alanine aminotransferase1177–45 U/L
  • a Abnormal results are shown in bold.