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Identify two risk factors for DVT from the laboratory data directly above.

Identify two other abnormal laboratory findings consistent with a diagnosis of DVT.

Lab results:

Na 145 meq/L Cr 0.9 mg/dL RBC 5.2 million/mm3 HDL 30 mg/dL

K 4.9 meq/L Glu, fasting 160 mg/dL AST 17 IU/L LDL 152 mg/dL

Cl 112 meq/L Hb 15.1 g/dL ALT 8 IU/L Trig 160 mg/dL

HCO3 23 meq/L Hct 42% Alk phos 100 IU/L ESR 23 mm/hr

Ca2 9.7 mg/dL WBC 12,200/mm3 PT 12.9 sec

BUN 10 mg/dL Plt 270,000/mm3 Cholesterol 280 mg/dL

Specialized Serum Laboratory Testing

Homocys, 91 μmol/L

Hypercoagulability Profile

• (-) factor V Leiden mutation

• (-) prothrombin 20210A mutation

• (+) protein C deficiency

• (-) protein S deficiency

• (-) antithrombin III deficiency

Answer 1

High homocysteine value of 91 μmol/L and positive protein C deficiency are two risk factors for DVT in the given laboratory data.

Two other abnormal laboratory findings consistent with a diagnosis of DVT are WBC of 12,200/mm3 and cholesterol 280 mg/dL.