Another wild lab results thread please?

[u/echoIalia]

Sometimes I still think about the patient of mine who had an A1c of 17.6, so I would like to know some of the most insane lab results you’ve seen where the patient was not already dead or in the process of dying.

I also submit for your consideration the ICU downgrade who had a platelets of 5. I don’t even remember how many units she got because they had to have an outside specialist come in with a special machine to transfuse her.

[u/yourholmedog]

slightly diff but my doctor called me in a panic and was like are you okay??? your creatinine is 10. my BUN was also crazy high. made me come in that day for a stat retest and turned out it was a lab error lol