Acute Pancreatitis as an Unusual Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Nondiabetic: A Case-Based Review

Table 1

Initial laboratory values.

Labs	Value (unit)	Reference range
White blood cells	8.2 10^3/uL	4.5–11.0 10^3/uL
Red blood cells	4.45 10^6/uL	4.10–5.10 10^6/uL
Hemoglobin	15.5 g/dL	12–16 g/dL
Hematocrit	48.4%	35.0–48.0%
Platelet count	193 10^3/uL	140–450 10^3/uL
Glucose	220 mg/dL	70–99 mg/dL
Blood urea nitrogen	27 mg/dL	9–23 mg/dL
Creatinine	0.94 mg/dL	0.55–1.02 mg/dL
Sodium	137 mmol/L	136–145 mmol/L
Potassium	5.2 mmol/L	3.5–5.1 mmol/L
Chloride	95 mmol/L	98–107 mmol/L
Anion gap	13 mmol/L	5–15 mmol/L
Calcium	10.0 mg/dL	8.7–10.4 mg/dL
Carbon dioxide	21 mmol/L	20–31 mmol/L
Alkaline phosphatase	96 U/L	46–116 U/L
Albumin	4.7 g/dL	3.4–5.0 g/dL
Total bilirubin	0.9 mg/dL	0.2–1.3 mg/dL
AST	50 U/L	0–34 U/L
ALT	22 U/L	10–49 U/L
Lipase	1,137 U/L	12–53 U/L
Triglycerides	183 mg/dL	0–150 mg/dL