haematocrit 0.27, leukocytes 17.5 109/l (neutrophils 93%, lymphocytes 2%), sedimentation rate 8 mm in 1 h, platelet count 73 109/l, glucose 4.7 mmol/l, urea 10 mmol/l, creatinine 120 mmol/l, potassium 2.4 mmol/l, sodium 138 mmol/l and lactate dehydrogenase 480 IU/l.