Would make a good LabsAreVital vignette! all the best, Ceridwen -----Original Message----- From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Hallworth Mike (RLZ) Sent: 13 December 2007 09:26 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Record renal failure?? We admitted an 81 year old chap last night with Na = 155, K = 7.8, Urea = 99.6 mmol/L, Creatinine = 1694 umol/L, Hb = 5.9 g/dL Clinical details "epistaxis" (!!), long-term warfarin patient whose U&Es were normal when last done in Oct last year. Is this a record? Mike M J Hallworth FRCPath Consultant Biochemist Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Mytton Oak Road Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 8XQ tel: 01743 261157 fax: 01743 261159 [log in to unmask] ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ DISCLAIMER: The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message, or any action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please immediately contact the sender if you have received this message in error. Thank you. ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/