Clinical Biochemistry: Case Study

Clinical Biochemistry: Case Study

Introduction

This paper is based on a case study that involves a 56-year old patient, named James. As the case suggests, James died due to an uncertain stroke which doctor had earlier believed for James being suffering from heart attack.

Discussion

Analyte

Result

Reference range

CK

250 U/L

20-200 U/L

AST

88 U/L

15-40 U/L

LDH

440 U/L

140-280 U/L

Table 1: Initial results sent to Casualty at 1:05am

Cardiovascular disease encompasses a broad range of specific disorders, and symptom presentations vary widely across these disorders. Among the most common cardiovascular diseases, some can be asymptomatic (e.g., hypertension) while others can cause acute pain and disability (e.g., angina pectoris, myocardial ...