28th May 2023

A 54-year-old man is due to start Obinutuzumab-Venetoclax chemotherapy

A 54-year-old man is due to start Obinutuzumab-Venetoclax chemotherapy for a newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. His bloods are checked prior to starting chemotherapy and are shown below, compared to blood tests taken 1 week ago:

Today	1 week ago	Reference range
Hb	69 g/L	120g/L	Male (130-180g/L)
Bilirubin	57 μmol/L	<30 μmol/L	(<21 μmol/L)
LDH	1000 U/L	270 U/L	(135-225 U/L)
eGFR	>90 ml/min	>90 ml/min	(>90 ml/min)
Direct antiglobulin test	Positive at 37°C

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