Case Report
Right Heart Transvalvular Embolus with High Risk Pulmonary Embolism in a Recently Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report of a Therapeutic Challenge
Table 1
Baseline laboratory findings in the patient at presentation.
| SN | Tests | Values | Reference value |
| (1) | CBC | WBC | 12.60 | 4.50–10.9 K/mm3 | RBC | 4.92 | 3.8–5.2 106/mm3 | Hb | 14.2 | 12.2–15 gm/dL | Platelets | 212.0 | 130–400 103/mm3 | ESR | 30.0 | 0–35 mm/hr |
| (2) | Chemistry | Sodium | 137.0 | 136–145 mmol/L | Potassium | 4.9 | 3.5–5.1 mmol/L | BUN | 16.0 | 6–20 mg/dL | Creatinine | 1.0 | 0.6–1.1 mg/dL | LDH | 482.0 | 100–190 IU/L | Troponin I | 0.122 | 0–0.1 ng/ml | Lactic acid | 5.0 | 0.5–2.2 mmol/L |
| (3) | Basic coagulation profile | PT | 13.8 sec | 9.70–13.20 sec | INR | 1.21 | 0.86–1.16 (ratio) | PTT | 35.3 | 20.30–36.00 sec |
d-dimer | 7205.26 | 400–560 ng/mLFEU |
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