Table 3 Laboratory abnormalities in 116 patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to the medical intensive care unit
Variable | % |
|---|---|
Polycythemia (PCV >54% in men, >49% in women) | 32.8 |
Leukocytosis [(>12 × 103/mm3), (>12 × 109/l)] | 64.7 |
Neutrophilia [(> 70%), (> 0.7)] | 77.6 |
Elevated ESR (>20 mm at the end of the first hour) | 64.7 |
Hypoalbuminemia [(< 3.5 g/dl), (< 35 g/dl)] | 19.0 |
Hyponatremia [serum sodium < 120 meq/l, (< 120 mmol/l)] | 16.4 |
Hypokalemia [serum potassium < 3.5 meq/l, (< 3.5 mmol/l)] | 16.4 |
Hyperbilirubinemia [(>1.2 mg/dl), (> 20.5 μmol/l)] | 06.0 |
Elevated transaminases [>50 IU/l] | 22.4 |
Elevated blood urea [(>50 mg/dl), (>17.9 mmol/l)] | 45.7 |
Elevated serum creatinine [(>1.5 mg/dl), (> 132.6 μmol/l)] | 19.0 |