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Table 1 Initial lab results

From: Stroke as an atypical initial presentation of giant cell arteritis

Laboratory Results (SI units; conversion units; normal range)

Sodium

137 mmol/L; (137 meq/L); 136-145 mmol/L

Creatinine

89 μmol/L; (1.01 mg/dL); 49-93 μmol/L

Urea

9.2 mmol/L; (25.76 mg/dL); 2.1–8.0 mmol/L

Serum glucose

7.8 mmol/L; (141 mg/dL); 4.0–11.0 mmol/L

Hemoglobin

113 g/L; (11.3 g/dL); 125–170 g/L

WBC

10.9 × 109/L; 3.5–10.5 × 109/L

Creatine kinase

615 U/L; 30–250 U/L

C-reactive protein (CRP)

110 mg/L; less than 10.0 mg/L

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR)

112 mm/h; 0–6 mm/h

Serum iron

5 μmol/L; 12–31 μmol/L

Iron saturation

19%; 20–50%

Ferritin

479μg/L; 24-336μg/L