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=== Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies === | == Overview == | ||
* [[Electrolyte]]s | |||
==Laboratory Findings== | |||
*[[Complete blood count]] ([[CBC]]) | |||
*Toxicology screening | |||
*[[Liver function test]]s ([[LFT]]s) | |||
*[[Calcium]] | |||
*[[Blood urea nitrogen]] ([[BUN]]) / [[creatinine]] | |||
*[[Glucose]] | |||
*[[Thyroid function test]]s | |||
*[[Vitamin B12]] levels<ref name="pmid11342678">{{cite journal |vauthors=Knopman DS, DeKosky ST, Cummings JL, Chui H, Corey-Bloom J, Relkin N, Small GW, Miller B, Stevens JC |title=Practice parameter: diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology |journal=Neurology |volume=56 |issue=9 |pages=1143–53 |date=May 2001 |pmid=11342678 |doi=10.1212/wnl.56.9.1143 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Folate]] levels | |||
*Infectious/inflammatory screenings | |||
*[[HIV test]]ing for suspected patients | |||
*[[Rapid plasma reagin]] (RPR) testing for those patients suspected of having [[syphilis]] | |||
===Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies=== | |||
*[[Electrolyte]]s | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Laboratory Findings
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Toxicology screening
- Liver function tests (LFTs)
- Calcium
- Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) / creatinine
- Glucose
- Thyroid function tests
- Vitamin B12 levels[1]
- Folate levels
- Infectious/inflammatory screenings
- HIV testing for suspected patients
- Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) testing for those patients suspected of having syphilis
Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies
References
- ↑ Knopman DS, DeKosky ST, Cummings JL, Chui H, Corey-Bloom J, Relkin N, Small GW, Miller B, Stevens JC (May 2001). "Practice parameter: diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology". Neurology. 56 (9): 1143–53. doi:10.1212/wnl.56.9.1143. PMID 11342678.