Hampton’s Hump: A Notable Radiographic Finding in a Patient with Infectious Endocarditis

Table 1

Initial laboratory studies. Abnormal values are italicized.

Lab	Value	NR	Units
Sodium	127	136-145	mEq/L
Potassium	4.3	3.5-5.1	mEq/L
Chloride	90	98-107	mEq/L
Carbon dioxide	30	22-30	mEq/L
Anion gap	7	6-16	NA
BUN	12	5-26	mg/dL
Creatinine	0.64	0.6-1.3	mg/dL
Glucose	90	70-99	mg/dL
BNP	56	<99	pg/mL
-hCG	NEG	NA	NA
Total protein	7.5	6.4-8.2	g/dL
WBC	10.24	3.7-10.6	k/mm3
Hemoglobin	8.5	11-14.9	g/dL
Platelets	305	150-400	k/mm3
Troponin	<0.006	0.02-0.06	ng/mL
HIV-Ag	NEG	NEG	NA
HIV_Ab§	NEG	NEG	NA

NR: normal range; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; HIV-Ag: human immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 antigen screen; HIV-Ab^§: human immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 antibody screen.