Table 1

Blood results on admission, on the ward and at discharge

Investigation	On admission	Step down to ward	At discharge
Haemoglobin	140	80	96
White cell count	7.1	9.9	8.8
C-reactive protein	346	32	34
D-dimer	16 470	1230	260
Ferritin	5347	1275	1673
Lactate dehydrogenase	945	295	237
Troponin	7	51	8
Interleukin 6	6.45	4.51
Interleukin 10	3.01	2.16
Pro-calcitonin		0.58