Research Article
A Study of Community-Acquired Pneumonias in Elderly Individuals in Bijapur, India
Table 7
Laboratory parameters.
| Laboratory parameters | No. of patients | Percentage |
| Anemia <11 g/dL (13–15 g/dL) | 16 | 32% | Leucocytosis >11,000/cumm (5000–10,0000/cumm) | 42 | 84% | Leucopenia <4,000/cumm | 4 | 8% | Raised ESR >20 mm at 1 hr | 38 | 76% | Age 20 55 90 | Men 12 14 19 | Women 18 21 23 | High RBS >200 mg/dL (90–130 mg/dL) | 8 | 16% | Raised urea >40 mg/dL (20–40 mg/dL) | 20 | 40% | Serum creatinine >1.4 mg/dL (0.6–1.5 mg/dL) | 8 | 16% | Raised bilurubin >1.2 mg/dL (0.2–1 mg/dL) | 6 | 12% | Raised liver enzymes | 8 | 16% | SGPT-9-40 IU/L | SGOT-10-35 IU/L | Hypoalbuminemia (3.5–5.3 g/L) | 14 | 28% | Hyponatremia (135–145 mEq/L) | 8 | 16% | Hypokalemia (3.5–5.0 mEq/L) | 2 | 4% |
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