FBC:

Hb 110 g/L               (115-165)

WCC 10 x109/L       (4-11)

Plt 315 x109/L         (150-400)

MCH 27.5 pg            (27-33)

MCV 82 fL                 (80-100)

CRP 5 mg/L              (<5)

LFT:

ALT 20 IU/L             (0-59)

ALP 105 IU/L         (30-130)

Bili 20 umol/l         (1-21)

Alb 40 g/l                (35-50)

TFT

TSH 1.1 mIU/L      (0.2 - 4)

T4 12 pmol/L        (10 - 20)

Your consultant arrives to post-take

You present Mrs Howells and the blood results and you indicate that your SHO has helped you arranged a CT Head, which will be done soon

"So, what do you think the blood results indicate?"

Your consultant laughs, "That was unfair, the bloods mostly helped to reduce the likelihood of an infection and delirium as a cause of the confusion and/or fall. In this case it doesn't give us the diagnosis. The CT Head was a good call."

U&E:

Na+ 139 mmol/l        (133-146)

K+ 4.4 mmol/l            (3.5 - 5.3)

Cl- 102 mmol/l          (95-108)

Urea 5.7 mmol/l       (2.5-7.8)

Creat 79 umol/l        (70-120)

EGFR 65 ml/min/1.73m2

Bone profile:

Ca2+ 2.3 mmol/L    (adj, 2.2-2.6)

ALP 105 IU/L            (30-130)

PO4- 1.0 mmol/L      (0.8-1.5)

Glucose:

Random 7.0 mmol/L (3.0-7.7)

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