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Table 1 Laboratory tests on the first admission in October 2014

From: Diagnostic dilemma in a patient with history of medullary thyroid carcinoma and abnormal serum liver enzymes; a case report with six years follow up

Test

Patient value

Reference range

White blood cell

7700//mm3

4500–11,000/mm3

Hemoglobin

14 g/dL

13.5–17.5 g/dL

Platelets

178,000 /mm3

150,000–450,000/mm3

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

14 mm/hour

0–20 mm/hour

Blood urea nitrogen

14 mg/dL

8–20 mg/dL

Creatinine

0.9 mg/dL

0.5–1.5 mg/dL

Alanine aminotransferase

27 IU/L

5–40 IU/L

Aspartate aminotransferase

34 IU/L

5–40 IU/L

Alkaline phosphatase

243 U/L

44–147 U/L

Thyroid stimulating hormone

1.65mIU/L

0.5–5 mIU/L

Total thyroxine

9.4 mcg/dL

5–12 mcg/dL

Calcium

9.4 mg/dL

8.6–10.6 mg/dL

Phosphate

3.9 mg/dL

2.5–4.5 mg/dL

Parathyroid hormone

18 pg/mL

10–55 pg/mL

Calcitonin

1547 pg/mL

 < 10 pg/mL

24 h urine epinephrine

5 mcg/24 h

0.5–20 mcg/24 h

24 h urine norepinephrine

24 mcg/24 h

15–80 mcg/24 h

24 h urine vanillylmandelic acid

7.3 mcg/24 h

 < 13.5 mcg/24h