You recommend a CBC, serum chemistry profile, and urinalysis to start to look for the cause of Roxy's weight loss. Since her stools are normal at this time, you decide not to pursue any fecal testing.
Here are her test results:
CBC
|
Patient values |
Reference range |
WBC (/µl) |
23,200 |
4,000-15,500 |
—Bands (/µl) |
450 |
0-300 |
—Neutrophils (/µl) |
19,800 |
2,060-10,600 |
—Monocytes (/µl) |
1,530 |
0-840 |
—Lymphocytes (/µl) |
300 |
690-4,500 |
—Eosinophils (/µl) |
1,120 |
0-1,200 |
Hct (%) |
32 |
36-60 |
RBC morphology |
Normal |
|
Serum chemistry profile
|
Patient values |
Reference range |
BUN (mg/dl) |
36 |
6-31 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
1.0 |
0.5-1.6 |
ALP (IU/L) |
126 |
5-131 |
ALT (IU/L) |
95 |
12-118 |
Glucose (mg/dl) |
89 |
70-138 |
Albumin (g/dl) |
1.2 |
2.7-4.4 |
Globulin (g/dl) |
1.8 |
1.6-3.6 |
Sodium (mEq/L) |
143 |
139-154 |
Potassium (mEq/L) |
5.7 |
3.6-5.5 |
Comment |
1+ hemolysis |
|
Urinalysis
|
Patient values |
Reference range |
Urine specific gravity |
1.020 |
1.015-1.050 |
pH |
7.2 |
5.5-7 |
Protein |
2+ |
Negative |
WBC |
None seen |
0-3/hpf |
Bacteria |
None seen |
Negative |
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