Table 1 Serum nutrient levels (values at initial presentation and prior to discharge) and nutrient repletion regimens during the 20 days of hospitalization

Pre-albumin^ab

7 mg/dL

7 mg/dL

18–38 mg/dL

-

Albumin^ab

1.5 g/dL

2.3 g/dL

3.5–5.3 g/dL

-

Ionized Calcium^a

1.07 mmol/L

1.20 mmol/L

1.13–1.32 mmol/L

-

Copper^ab

51 μg/dL

67 μg/dL

70–175 μg/dL

2 mg PO daily

Iron^ab

48 μg/dL

44 μg/dL

50–170 μg/dL

325 mg PO with meals

Magnesium

2.0 mg/dL

1.8 mg/dL

1.6–2.4 mg/dL

-

Phosphorus^a

2.5 mg/dL

3.0 mg/dL

2.7–4.5 mg/dL

-

Selenium^ab

44 μg/dL

48 μg/dL

63–160 μg/dL

50mcg PO daily

Zinc^ab

30 μg/dL

52 μg/dL

60–130 μg/dL

220 mg PO TID^d

Vit A^ab

11 μg/dL

14 μg/dL

38–98 μg/dL

200,000 IU PO ×3

Vit B1

109 nmol/L

-

78–185 nmol/L

100 mg PO daily

Vit B3/Niacin

<20 ng/mL

-

Variable

100 mg PO qhs

Vit B6^ab

<2.0 ng/mL

-

2.1–21.7 ng/mL

100 mg PO daily

Vit B9/Folate

1743 ng/dL

1578 ng/dL

>498 ng/dL

-

Vit B12

1161 pg/mL

1592 pg/mL

211–946 pg/mL

-

Vit D total^ab

18 ng/mL

8 ng/mL

30–100 ng/mL

Vit D₂: 50,000 IU PO q7d

CaCO₃: 1300 mg PO TID

Vit E – α ^abc

1.1 mg/L

2.5 mg/L

5.7–19.9 mg/L

100 mg PO daily

Vit E – β ^c

0.4 mg/L

1.0 mg/L

≤4.3 mg/L

100 mg PO daily

Vit K

84 pg/mL

-

80–1160 pg/mL

-