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Table 2 Laboratory evaluation results at presentation

From: Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest from abiraterone-induced hypokalemia: a case report

Laboratory test

Result

Normal reference values

Arterial blood gas (on 100% FiO2)

 pH

7.45

7.35–7.45

 pO2

425 mmHg

75–100 mmHg

 pCO2

37 mmHg

35–45 mmHg

Sodium

138 mmol/L

136–145 mmol/L

Potassium

1.3 mmol/L

3.5–5.1 mmol/L

Chloride

112 mmol/L

99–107 mmol/L

Bicarbonate

14 mmol/L

21–31 mmol/L

Blood urea nitrogen

15 mg/dL

7–25 mg/dL

Creatinine

0.7 mg/dL

0.7–1.3 mg/dL

Magnesium

1.7 mg/dL

1.5–2.3 mg/dL

Troponin-I

0.07 ng/mL

< 0.04 ng/mL

B-type natriuetic peptide

132 pg/mL

< 100 pg/mL

Lactate

3.7 mmol/L

0.5–2.2 mmol/L

White blood cells

12.64 k/μL

4.0–11.0 k/μL

Hemoglobin

12.5 g/dL

13.9–16.3 g/dL

Hematocrit

37.4%

43.5–48.0%

Platelets

332 k/μL

150–450 k/μL