The Conundrum of Septic Shock Imitators in Patients with Hematologic Cancers: Case Presentation and Possible Differential Diagnoses

Table 1

Time course of some blood biological variables.

Variable	Timing			R.F.
	ED (6 h before ICU admission)	ICU admission	+4 h
pH	n.a.	6.97	7.06	7.38–7.42
pCO2(mmHg)	n.a.	68.4	53.1	35–45
PaO2 / FIO2 (mmHg)	n.a.	94	66	≥400
(mEq/L)	n.a.	16.4	14.8	23–25
Lactate (mEq/L)	n.a.	6.7	10.8	1–2
Hb (g/dl)	14.1	12.5	13.5	13–16
WBC/ml	1820	650	350	4000–11000
Platelets/ml	131.000	89.000	14.000	180–350
IRN	n.a.	1.53	1.84	0.78–1.2
aPTTr	n.a.	0.95	2.44	0.76–1.18
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)	n.a.	272	219	180–400
D-dimer (mcg/LFEU)	n.a.	2.11	16000	<5
Glycemia (mg/dl)	132	80	72	90–110
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.40	2.76	2.90	0.8–1.1
BUN (mg/dl)	66	80	83	15–50
ALT(U/L)	29	n.a.	65	0–40
AST (U/L)	55	n.a.	69	0–40
Amilase (U/L)	35	79	80	8–53
Ferritin mcg/m	n.a.	1750	n.a.	14–300
Triglycerydes (mg/dl)	n.a.	180	n.a.	<170
C-reactive protein (mg/dl)	36.2	142	n.a.	<5.0
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	n.a.	0.69	0.79	0.70–1.20

ED: emergency department; R.F.: reference values; n.a.: not available; FEU: fibrinogen equivalent unit.