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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
*[[Toxicology screen]] | *Amnesia is largely a [[clinical]] [[diagnosis]], following test maybe helpful in determining the underlying cause:<ref name="pmid16988482">{{cite journal| author=Pereira AF, Simões do Couto F, de Mendonça A| title=The use of laboratory tests in patients with mild cognitive impairment. | journal=J Alzheimers Dis | year= 2006 | volume= 10 | issue= 1 | pages= 53-8 | pmid=16988482 | doi=10.3233/jad-2006-10109 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16988482 }} </ref> | ||
*[[Alcohol]] Level | **[[Toxicology screen]] | ||
*[[Glucose]] Level | **[[Alcohol]] Level | ||
*[[Electrolytes]] | **[[Glucose]] Level | ||
**[[Electrolytes]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
There is no laboratory test to diagnose memory loss. however, it is important to obtain toxicology screening, alcohol, glucose, electrolytes level.
Laboratory Findings
- Amnesia is largely a clinical diagnosis, following test maybe helpful in determining the underlying cause:[1]
- Toxicology screen
- Alcohol Level
- Glucose Level
- Electrolytes
References
- ↑ Pereira AF, Simões do Couto F, de Mendonça A (2006). "The use of laboratory tests in patients with mild cognitive impairment". J Alzheimers Dis. 10 (1): 53–8. doi:10.3233/jad-2006-10109. PMID 16988482.