Case Report
Uremic Pericarditis with Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient on Hemodialysis
Table 1
Pertinent laboratory investigations.
| Blood work | Admission | Day # 2-ICU admission | Day # 13 | At discharge, day # 22 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 7.7 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 8.6 | WBC (uL) | 9800 | 8900 | 9700 | 9500 | Platelets (uL) | 421000 | 403000 | 280000 | 300000 | Sodium (mEq/L) | 135 | 135 | 140 | 138 | Potassium (mEq/L) | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | Calcium (mEq/L) | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | Chloride (mEq/L) | 90 | 88 | 98 | 99 | Glucose (mg/dl) | 291 | 280 | 57 | 260 | Bicarbonate (mEq/L) | 22 | 16 | 28 | 26 | Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 76 | 72 | 40 | 32 | Creatinine (mg/dl) | 7 | 7.2 | 6 | 5.5 | AST | 344 | 2676 | 55 | 24 | ALT | 277 | 2442 | 197 | 29 | ALP | 181 | 205 | 172 | 177 | Total bilirubin | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | Direct bilirubin | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
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