Results of appropriate testing return and are shown:
CBC:
| Test (units) |
Result |
Ref. Range |
| Hematocrit (%) |
20.4 |
30–45 |
| WBCs (x103/mcL) |
211 |
4–12 |
| Segmented Neutrophils (x103/mcL) |
0 |
3.0–11.0 |
| Lymphocytes (x103/mcL) |
0 |
1.0–4.0 |
| Monocytes (x103/mcL) |
0 |
0.15–1.2 |
| Eosinophils (x103/mcL) |
0 |
0.10–1.5 |
| Large mononuclear cells |
211 |
0 |
| Platelets (x103/mcL) |
204 |
200–800 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) |
700 |
100–600 |
BCP:
| Test (units) |
Result |
Ref. Range |
| Glucose (mg/dL) |
72 |
49–82 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) |
1.6 |
0.5–1.6 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) |
28 |
4–23 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) |
5.3 |
3.9–9.2 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) |
8.3 |
7.6–11.5 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) |
133 |
135–153 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) |
2.8 |
3.4–5.5 |
| Chloride (mmol/L) |
89 |
88–120 |
| Magnesium |
3.1 |
1.9–3.5 |
| Total protein (g/dL) |
6.1 |
6.5–9.3 |
| Albumin (g/dL) |
2.3 |
3.0–4.0 |
| Globulin (g/dL) |
3.8 |
3.2–4.0 |
| SDH (IU/L) |
300 |
6–20 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) |
61 |
27–130 |
| GGT (IU/L) |
29 |
0–100 |
| AST (IU/L) |
570 |
52–173 |
Coagulation:
| Test (units) |
Result |
Ref. Range |
| PT |
12.3 |
10.6–13.4 |
| PTT |
37.8 |
28.1–49.0 |
| Fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) (mcg/mL) |
Negative |
None |
Transtracheal wash cytology:
Highly cellular sample containing many neutrophils, few macrophages, and rare respiratory epithelial cells. Numerous short rod-shaped bacteria, often intracellular, interpreted as moderately severe, septic, neutrophilic inflammation.