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Table 1 Summary of investigations

From: A challenging case of Cushing’s disease complicated with multiple thrombotic phenomena following trans-sphenoidal surgery; a case report

Investigation

Report

Normal range

White Blood Cell count

8.4 × 109 /L

4–11 × 109 /L

Neutrophils

78.7%

40–80%

Lymphocytes

14.6%

20–40%

Basophils

0.9%

0.1–0.2%

Eosinophils

0.8%

1–6%

Haemoglobin

10.9 g/dL

11–14 g/dL

Platelet count

286 × 109/L

150–400 × 109/L

Fasting Blood Sugar

175 mg/dL

 

Serum Sodium

136 meq/L

135–145 meq/L

Serum potassium

3.6 meq/L

3.5–5.3 meq/L

Serum creatinine

0.8 mg/dL

0.6–1.1 mg/dL

AST

19.8 u/L

10–40 u/L

ALT

57 u/L

7–56 u/L

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

0.78 mIU/L

0.55–4.78 mIU/L

Free thyroxine level

0.9 ng/dL

0.89–1.76 ng/dL

Serum 9 am cortisol (Base line)

1147 nmol/L

118.6–618 nmol/L

Overnight dexamethasone suppression test

728 nmol/L

< 50 nmol/L

Serum adrenocorticotrophic hormone level

318 pg/mL

0–46 pg/mL

High dose dexamethasone suppression test

248 nmol/L

 

Follicle Stimulating Hormone

5.27 IU/L

1.5–9.1 IU/L

Luteinizing Hormone

1.82 IU/L

0.5–16.9 IU/L

Serum Prolactin

193 mIU/L

59–619 IU/L