Table 1: laboratory investigations done and the results obtained

Test

Date

Result

 

HB Genotype

10/10/16

AA

 

RBS

10/10/16

108mg/dl (70-140mg/dl)

 

FBC

10/10/16

Hb 13.5g/dl (11-16g/dl), WBCT 14,800 (3-10.8 x 109/L)Neu 84%(40-75%), Lym 16%(20-45%), platelets 345,000 (100-400 x 109/L),blood film-normocytic,normochromic.No bands.

 

MP       

10/10/16

Positive (+)

 

 Urinalysis

10/10/16

 

amber &clear, PH 6.0,SG1.020,glucose,blood Protein,ketone,bilirubin, nitrite,ascorbic acid-all Negative, Urobil-normal .Microscopy: WBC,RBC,cast,crystals,yeast cell,epithelial cells-all absent

 

RBS

12/10/16

96mg/dl

 

Clotting profile

13/10/16

PT 12.9secs (control PT 16.1secs, INR 1.04), APTT 36.2secs (control 64.9secs), clotting time 5mins46secs (4-9mins), Bleeding time 2mins26secs (2-7mins), Fibrinogen 164.6(150-350mg/dl).

 

SEUC

13/10/16

Na+ 134 (135-150mmol/L), K4.5 (3.5-5.0mmol/L), Cl- 99(96-108mmo/L), Urea 19(15-40mg/dl), Cr 0.4(0.5-1.5mg/dl).

 

FBC

17/10/16

WBCT 9.2 x 109/L (4-12 x 109 /L), Neu 65% (50-70%) PLT479x109/L(100-300), Lym 27% (20-60%),Eos 2%(1-5%), HB 13.3g/dl (12-16g/dl), MCV 86.3fL (80-100fL), MCH 30.2pg (27-34), MCHC 35g/dl (31-37),ESR 6mm/1hr (0-20mm/1hr) Westergreen. Blood film – normal

 

Hb -Haemoglobin, RBS-Random blood sugar, FBC- Full blood count, MP- blood film for malaria parasite, SG- specific gravity, SEUC- Serum electrolytes, urea & creatinine, Neu-neutrophils, Lym-lymphocytes, Eos-eosinophil,MCV-mean corpuscular volume, MCH-mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCHC- mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, PLT-platelets, ESR-Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, PT- prothrombin time, APTT-Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time