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Table 1 Investigations upon admission

From: Case report on Cotard’s syndrome (CS) in a patient with schizophrenia: a rare case from Malaysia

Investigations

September 2018

Units

Range

Full blood count

Hemoglobin

12.7

g/dL

12.0-15.0

Total white count

7.30

109/L

4.0-10.0

Platelet

307

109/L

150-410

Hematocrit

38

%

36-46

Renal profile

Urea

3.6

mmol/L

3.2-8.2

Sodium

135

mmol/L

132-146

Potassium

4.0

mmol/L

3.5-5.5

Chloride

102

mmol/L

99-109

Creatinine

57.5

μmol/L

44.2-97.2

Liver function test

Total protein

81

g/L

57-82

Albumin

42

g/L

34-50

Globulin

38

g/L

25-39

Total bilirubin

9

μmol/L

5-21

Alkaline phosphatase

54

U/L

46-116

Alanine transaminase

24

U/L

10-49

Aspartate aminotransferase

18

U/L

< 34

Thyroid function test

Thyroid stimulating hormone

0.70

mU/L

0.55-4.78

Free T4 (thyroxine)

19.9

pmol/L

11.5-22.7

Fasting blood sugar

 

4.0

mmol/L

< 6.1

Fasting lipid profile

Cholesterol

4.62

mmol/L

< 5.18

Triglycerides

1.62

mmol/L

< 1.70

High-density lipoprotein

1.14

mmol/L

> 1.0

Low-density lipoprotein

2.4

mmol/L

< 2.6

Connective tissue disease

Antinuclear antibodies

Negative

Viral screening

HIV antigen/antibody

Non-reactive (no evidence of HIV infection)

Hepatitis C antibody

Non-reactive

Hepatitis B surface antigen

Non-reactive

Electrocardiogram

Sinus rhythm. No ischemic changes.

Urine toxicology

Negative for opioids, amphetamine, methamphetamine, cannabis, ketamine.

Urine pregnancy test

Negative

Computerized tomography scan

No intracranial abnormalities, bleedings, mass effects, or midline shifts

Conclusion

All investigations parameters were within normal limits

  1. aNotes: g/dl grams per deciliter, L liter, % percentage, mmol/L millimoles per liter, μmol/L micromoles per liter, U/L units per liter, mU/L milliunits per liter, pmol/L picomoles per liter