Hi, My mom was admitted to the ICU yesterday. She had been getting progressively weaker since the end of November and finally collapsed on New Year's Day. My dad took her to the ER. She is 64 years old. So far she's been diagnosed with kidney failure, but that's all they know for sure yet. They are hopeful that the damage is reversible but nobody really knows yet. She had an ultrasound today but results won't be in until tomorrow. My mom has been smoking cigarettes for about 40 years. She also has had some periods in her life that she drank a little more alcohol than she probably should have. Worst of all, she has not been to the doctor since I was born 33 years ago. Her dad died when she was a teenager and she was traumatized and never went to the doctor (except for my birth). So we have no baseline information for her and no clue as to when all of this really started.
On to her labs... Here are some of the most critical results. She is under medical care but I just need some help understanding what some of these values mean and what could be causing some of her issues.
1. WBC 62,000 (high)
2. Clumped Platelets (why? what causes this?)
3. Sodium 117 (low)
4. Potassium 7.6 (high)
5. BUN 149 (high)
6. Creatinine Level 4.9 (high)
7. EGFR 9 (low)
8. Albumin 1.6 (low)
9. Globulin 6.1 (high)
10. AST (SGOT) 69 (high)
11. CK Total 533 (high)
12. CK-MB 43.3 (high)
13. Myoglobin >1000 (high)
14. Troponin I 0.09 (high)
15. CRP 40.8 (high)
Even if you can just comment on one or two of these I will appreciate it (just include the item number so I know which item you are commenting on)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
To Sligh - thank you so much for your comments! Her hemoglobin was 10.6 but went down to 7 so they gave her a transfusion last night. Yes, they gave her the Kayexolate yesterday in the ED and she hated it (especially the after effects - lol).
To Sligh - Also, hematocrit was 31.7 (low)
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