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Writer's pictureDr Fernando Hidalgo

INVESTIGATIONS

Updated: Aug 18




Condition

 Blood tests

Other

Abdo pain

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, amylase

-              ECG if upper abdo pain

-              BM

-              INR if liver patient

-              Urine dip

-              If female bHCG

-              If ectopic G&S

Alcohol withdrawal

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, INR

 

Asthma

FBC, U&Es, CRP

-              Peak flow

-              BM

-              treatment

Chest infection

FBC, U&Es, CRP

-              ECG

-              BM

-              Blood cultures if pyrexic

Chest pain

FBC, U&Es, Trop

-              ECG

-              BM

-              ? 2nd trop

Collapse in Older adults

FBC, U&Es, liver prof

-              ECG

-              LSBP

-              BM

-              Urine dip

Confusion

FBC, U&Es, liver prof

-              ECG

-              LSBP

-              BM

-              Urine dip

CVA / TIA

FBC, U&Es, INR

-              Stroke Team

D&V

FBC, U&Es, VBG

-              IV access

-              BM

-              Isolation room

Diabetic low/ high

FBC, U&Es, serum glucose, Hba1c, VBG

-              BM

-              Ketones

-              2 IV lines

DKA

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, VBG

-              BM

-              Ketones

-              2 IV lines

Elderly unwell

FBC, U&Es, liver prof

-              BM

-              ECG

-              LSBP

-              urine dip

Electric shock

VBG

-              ECG

Epilepsy/seizures

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, VBG

-              ECG

-              BM

Epistaxis

FBC, U&Es, VBG, INR (if anticog), G&S

-              Tamponade

Faint

VBG

-              ECG

-              LSBP

-              Pregnancy test (*)

Generally unwell adult

FBC, U&Es, VBG

-              ECG

-              LSBP

-              BM

-              Urine dip

Head injury

FBC, U&Es, VBG, INR

-               C spine examination

Headache

FBC, U&Es, INR

 

Infection

FBC, U&Es, CRP, VBG

-              Blood cultures if pyrexic

NOF

FBC, U&Es, INR, G&S

-              Xray

-              ECG

-              BM

Overdose

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, INR, paracetamol levels

-              ECG

-              - BM

-              Toxbase review

Palpitations

FBC, U&Es, VBG, TSH

-              ECG

-              BM

-              ¿ Trop

PR bleeding

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, amylase, INR, G&S

 

PV bleeding

FBC, U&Es, serum pregnancy

-              Urine dip

-              bHCG

-              ¿ G&S

Pyrexic chemo patient

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, CRP, amylase, VBG

-              Blood cultures

-              Urine dip

-              BM

Renal colic

FBC, U&Es, CRP

-              Urine dip

-              ? pregnancy test

Sepsis

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, amylase, CRP, VBG

-              ECG

-              Blood cultures

-              BM

-              Urine dip

Severe allergic reaction

FBC, U&Es, tryptase

-              ECG

-              BM

SOB

FBC, U&Es, CRP, VBG

-              ECG

-              ¿peak Flow

-              BM

-              ¿D-dimer

Suspected PE

FBC, U&Es, VBG, D-dimer

-              ECG

-              Wells score

-              ¿PERC score

Upper GI bleeding

FBC, U&Es, liver prof, INR, G&S

 

Urinary retention

FBC, U&Es

-              Bladdr scan

-              Catheter

UTI

FBC, U&Es, CRP

-              Urine dip

-              BM

-              Blood cultures if pyrexic








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