03-01-2014, 07:45 PM
a 45-year-old male comes to the emergency room complaining of vomiting and severe abdominal pain that radiates to his back, his total biliubin level is 0.9 mg/dL, AST 156 IU/L, ALT 44 IU/L, Alkaline phosphatase 98 IU/L, his serum lipase and amylase levels are markedly elevated, the diagnosis of pancreatits was made, and a specific etiology was determined, which of the following laboratory findings is most characteristic of the underlying etiology?
A/ white blood cell count of 22 000/mm3
B/ mean corpuscular volume of 108 fL
C/ serum calcium level of 8 mg/dL
D serum glucose of 180 mg/dL
E/ serum Na level of 150 mEq/L
A/ white blood cell count of 22 000/mm3
B/ mean corpuscular volume of 108 fL
C/ serum calcium level of 8 mg/dL
D serum glucose of 180 mg/dL
E/ serum Na level of 150 mEq/L