Admission laboratory tests revealed several abnormal findings: a serum potassium of 2.7 mEq/L(reference range, 3.5–5.0), magnesium 1.4 mg/dL(reference range,1.6–2.1), albumin 3.3 g/dL(reference range, 3.5–5.0), adjusted calcium 11.2 mg/dL(reference range,8.5–10.5), uric acid 6.1 mg/dL(reference range, 2.6–6.0) and hemoglobin 10.1 g/dL(reference range, 11.1–15.5).
The 24 hour urine collection showed 408 mg of protein.