Respiratory impairment in four patients associated with exposure to palytoxin containing coral

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Table 1. Patient characteristics and laboratory tests of the four patients at hospital admission.

Patient	1	2	3	4
Gender	M	F	M	F
Age (years)	40	44	17	14
Body temperature (°C)	39.1	38.1	39.6	38.1
Heart rate (beats per minute)	111	97	145	130
pH^φ	7.40	7.40	NA	NA
pCO2 (kPa)^λ	4.9	4.7	NA	NA
HCO3 (mmol/L)^μ	22.4	21.2	NA	NA
pO2 (kPa)^σ	9.2	41.3	NA	NA
Leucocytes (3 10^9/L)^#	15.0	19.3	33.5	18.4
Neutrophils (3 10^9/L)*	NA^□	NA^□	31	15
CRP (mg/L)^◊	< 1	28	228	162
CK (U/L)^∞	215	< 170	< 170	< 170

^φnormal range: 7.35–7.45; ^λnormal range: 4.7–6.4 kPa; ^μnormal range: 22–28 mmol/L; ^σnormal range: 10.0–13.3 kPa; ^#normal range: 4–10 × 10⁹/L; *normal range: 2.00–7.20 × 10⁹/L; ^◊CRP, C-reactive protein: normal range < 5 mg/L; ^∞CK, Creatine-kinase: normal range <200 U/L; ^□NA: not analysed.