Table 1. Analysis of blood from the... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Analysis of blood from the patient

	First admission at age 3 y	Second admission at age 11 y	Normal range for ages 3-11 y
Hemoglobin	6.5 g/dL	6.2 g/dL	11.5-14.5
Leukocytes	4900/μL	6020/μL	4 500-15 500
Differential count	Normal	Normal	—
Platelets	181 000/μL	160 000/μL	150 000-400 000
Reticulocytes	1.7%	0.4%	0.5-1.5
Mean corpuscular volume	97 μm³	89 μm³	73-95
Serum lactate dehydrogenase	—	8214 U/dL	150-400
Total bilirubin	1.43 mg/dL	1.60 mg/dL	0.5-1.2
Haptoglobin	< 5 mg/dL	< 5 mg/dL	40-160
Urea nitrogen	8 mg/dL	11 mg/dL	5-18
Creatinine	0.5 mg/dL	0.6 mg/dL	0.3-0.7
Serum B₁₂	60 pg/mL	56 pg/mL	200-700
Serum folate	17 ng/mL	12.7 ng/mL	4-12
Red blood cell folate	—	116 ng/mL	150-450
Hematocrit	20%	19%	34-45
Red blood cell distribution width	—	32%	11-15

	First admission at age 3 y	Second admission at age 11 y	Normal range for ages 3-11 y
Hemoglobin	6.5 g/dL	6.2 g/dL	11.5-14.5
Leukocytes	4900/μL	6020/μL	4 500-15 500
Differential count	Normal	Normal	—
Platelets	181 000/μL	160 000/μL	150 000-400 000
Reticulocytes	1.7%	0.4%	0.5-1.5
Mean corpuscular volume	97 μm³	89 μm³	73-95
Serum lactate dehydrogenase	—	8214 U/dL	150-400
Total bilirubin	1.43 mg/dL	1.60 mg/dL	0.5-1.2
Haptoglobin	< 5 mg/dL	< 5 mg/dL	40-160
Urea nitrogen	8 mg/dL	11 mg/dL	5-18
Creatinine	0.5 mg/dL	0.6 mg/dL	0.3-0.7
Serum B₁₂	60 pg/mL	56 pg/mL	200-700
Serum folate	17 ng/mL	12.7 ng/mL	4-12
Red blood cell folate	—	116 ng/mL	150-450
Hematocrit	20%	19%	34-45
Red blood cell distribution width	—	32%	11-15

— indicates not done.