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The patient is a 54-year-old Caucasian male who was admitted on October
28, 2003. At noon on the day of admission the patient had emesis of "coffee-ground"
material and melena. He called for help and was brought to the Emergency
Room where a nasogastric lavage revealed coffee-ground material and further
exam revealed a guaiac positive tarry stool. Laboratory studies were obtained.
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT |
2.10 K/uL |
L |
3.20-10.60 |
HEMOGLOBIN |
9.7 g/dL |
L |
14.6-17.8 |
HEMATOCRIT |
29.4 % |
L |
40.8-51.9 |
PLATELETS |
357 K/uL |
|
177-406 |
POLYMORPHONUCLEAR |
30 % |
L |
44-76 |
BAND |
55 % |
H |
0-5 |
AMYLASE, SERUM - U/L |
< 30 U/L |
|
30-110 |
LIPASE, SERUM or PLASMA |
11 U/L |
L |
30-190 |
ALBUMIN |
2.9 g/dL |
L |
3.5-4.6 |
TOTAL PROTEIN |
5.8 g/dL |
L |
6.3-8.2 |
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE |
50 U/L |
|
15-59 |
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE |
34 U/L |
|
13-72 |
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE |
146 U/L |
H |
38-126 |
POTASSIUM |
3.5 mmol/L |
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3.3-5.0 |
SODIUM |
133 mmol/L |
L |
136-144 |
1. What is your differential
diagnosis?
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