Gastrointestinal perforation laboratory findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D[2]
|
Gastrointestinal perforation Microchapters |
|
Differentiating gastrointestinal perforation from other diseases |
|---|
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Gastrointestinal perforation laboratory findings On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Gastrointestinal perforation laboratory findings |
|
Gastrointestinal perforation laboratory findings in the news |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Gastrointestinal perforation laboratory findings |
Overview
Laboratory studies for gastrointestinal perforation include Complete blood count, electrolytes, liver function tests, and renal function tests.
Gastrointestinal perforation laboratory findings
Laboratory studies for gut perforation include:[1][2][3]
- Complete blood count
- Electrolytes
- Blood urea nitrogen
- Creatinine
- Liver function tests
- Amylase and lipase
- C-reactive protein
References
- ↑ Pieper-Bigelow C, Strocchi A, Levitt MD (1990). "Where does serum amylase come from and where does it go?". Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 19 (4): 793–810. PMID 1702756.
- ↑ Wu Z, Freek D, Lange J (2014). "Do normal clinical signs and laboratory tests exclude anastomotic leakage?". J Am Coll Surg. 219 (1): 164. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.03.044. PMID 24952453.
- ↑ Olubuyide IO, Brown NM, Higginson J, Whicher JT (1989). "The value of C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of intestinal perforation in typhoid fever". Ann Clin Biochem. 26 ( Pt 3): 246–8. doi:10.1177/000456328902600307. PMID 2764469.