Atrial flutter laboratory findings: Difference between revisions
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* Urinalysis | * Urinalysis | ||
* [[Liver function tests]] | * [[Liver function tests]] | ||
* Pre-[[warfarin]] coagulation screen ([[INR]]/aPTT) | * Pre-[[warfarin]] coagulation screen ([[INR]]/[[aPTT]]) | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory findings in patients with atrial flutter include:
- Complete blood count is routinely done to look for anemia
- Differential count to look for elevated white cell count in infectious causes like pericarditis
- Thyroid function tests are done to look for hyperthyroidism, which is a potential cause of atrial flutter
- Blood gas analysis is done to look for hypoxia and carbonmonoxide poisoning
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- Urinalysis
- Liver function tests
- Pre-warfarin coagulation screen (INR/aPTT)