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Table 1 Laboratory data at admission

From: Hyperkalemia in a patient with myasthenia gravis: case presentation

Parameters (reference range)

Value

Plasma

 PH (7.35–7.45)

7.40

 Blood nitrogen (8–20 mg/dL)

13

 Creatinine (0.5–1.5 mg/dL)

0.7

 Na+ (133–145 mEq/L)

128a

 K+ (3.3–5.1 mEq/L)

5.6a

 Cl (96–108 mEq/L)

97

 Calcium (8.4–10.2 mg/dL)

9.4

 Phosphate (2.5–4.5 mg/dL)

3.7

 Magnesium (1.5–2.5 mg/dL)

2.2

 Osmolality (278–305 mOsm/kg. H2O)

265

 Cortisol (6.2–19.4 μg/dL)

4.65

 ACTH (5–77 pg/mL)

84.4

 Renin (15–57 pg/mL)

74.5

 Aldosterone (78–104 pg/mL)

22.24

 iPTH (15–65 pg/mL)

66.79

 TSH (0.35–4.94 μg/dL)

2.99

 ANA

80+ homogeneous

 Anti-ds DNA

20 × +

Spot urine

 K+ (mEq/L)

12

 Na+ (mEq/L)

56

 Cl (mEq/L)

44

 Creatinine (μg/dl)

21.1

 Osmolality (mOsm/kg H2O)

215

 TTKG (<9b)

2.64

 K+/Cr (mmol/mmol) (<15b)

6.4

  1. Abbreviations: ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone, TSH thyrotropin, ANA anti-nuclear antibody, TTKG transtubular potassium gradient
  2. aIndicates abnormal values
  3. bIndicates reference range for normal renal response to hyperkalemia