Case Report
Hemodynamic Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Venous-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in a Case of Giant Cell Myocarditis
Table 1
Overview of notable admission laboratory data.
| | Admission laboratory data |
| | General chemistry | | Sodium (Na), mEq/L | 131 | | Potassium (K), mEq/L | 4.8 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.6 | | Lactate (mmol/L) | 4.9 | | Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (units per liter) | 6693 | | Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (units per liter) | 4040 | | B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) (pg/mL) | 960 |
| | Blood cell count and differential | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.8 | | Hematocrit (%) | 32.6 | | Neutrophils (absolute number/% neutrophils) | 18.760/92.1 |
| | Blood gases | | PH arterial | 7.425 | | PaCO2 (mmHg) | 22.9 | | Bicarbonate (mEq/L) | 14.7 | | SaO2 (%) | 97.4 | | SvO2 (%) | 55.8 |
| | Coagulation studies | | aPTT (sec) | 42.3 | | INR | 2.0 | | Prothrombin time (sec) | 23 |
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