Hypoproteinemia, low albumin (due to heavy loss of albumin in urine) and elevation of cholesterol and triglycerides are characteristics of nephrotic syndrome. Electrolytes are often normal, although sodium may be factitiously slightly low.
| BIOCHEMICAL TEST
|
NORMAL RANGE
|
PATIENT VALUES
|
| LOW |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
| TRIGLYCERIDES |
35 – 165 mg / dl |
|
|
220 |
| CHOLESTEROL |
125 – 225 mg / dl |
|
|
400 |
| TOTAL PROTEIN |
6 – 8 Gm / dl |
5.8 |
|
|
| ALBUMIN |
3.5 – 5.0 Gm / dl |
2.5 |
|
|
| A / G RATIO |
0.9 – 2.0 |
0.76 |
|
|
| ALK. PHOSPHATASE |
A à 15 – 65 IU / L
C à 70 – 150 IU / L
|
|
65 |
|
| CALCIUM |
A à 8.5 – 10.5 mg / dl
C à 9.5 – 11.0 mg /dl
|
|
8.8 |
|
| PHOSPHORUS |
A à 2.5 – 4.5 mg / dl
C à 2.5 – 5.5 mg / dl
|
|
3.5 |
|
| BLOOD UREA |
15 – 45 mg / dl
|
|
20 |
|
| S. CREATININE |
0.5 – 1.5 mg / dl
|
|
0.8 |
|
| S.URIC ACID |
2.1 – 7.4 mg / dl
|
|
60 |
|
| SODIUM |
137 – 148m.Eq / L
|
133 |
|
|
| POTASSIUM |
3.5 – 5.6m.Eq / L
|
|
4.0 |
|
| CHLORIDES |
99 – 108m.Eq / L
|
97 |
|
|
| BICARBONATE |
23.7 – 31.4m.Eq / L |
|
27 |
|
| |
A à Adult. C à Child,
|
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Last updated on 6-11-2000
