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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
== Laboratory Findings == | == Laboratory Findings == | ||
Following lab tests should be performed to to establish etiology. Findings on these tests depend on the underlying cause. <ref name="pmid26770271">{{cite journal |vauthors=Singh P, Yoon SS, Kuo B |title=Nausea: a review of pathophysiology and therapeutics |journal=Therap Adv Gastroenterol |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=98–112 |date=January 2016 |pmid=26770271 |pmc=4699282 |doi=10.1177/1756283X15618131 |url=}}</ref> | Following lab tests should be performed to to establish [[etiology]]. Findings on these tests depend on the underlying cause. <ref name="pmid26770271">{{cite journal |vauthors=Singh P, Yoon SS, Kuo B |title=Nausea: a review of pathophysiology and therapeutics |journal=Therap Adv Gastroenterol |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=98–112 |date=January 2016 |pmid=26770271 |pmc=4699282 |doi=10.1177/1756283X15618131 |url=}}</ref> | ||
* [[Complete blood count]] (CBC) | * [[Complete blood count]] ([[CBC]]) | ||
* [[Electrolytes]] | * [[Electrolytes]] | ||
* [[Liver function tests]] (LFTs) | * [[Liver function tests]] ([[LFTs]]) | ||
* [[Amylase]] | * [[Amylase]] | ||
* [[Lipase]] | * [[Lipase]] | ||
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* [[Magnesium]] | * [[Magnesium]] | ||
* [[Salicylate]] level | * [[Salicylate]] level | ||
* [[Hepatitis]] | * [[Hepatitis]] [[serology]] | ||
* [[Cerebrospinal fluid]] (CSF) analysis | * [[Cerebrospinal fluid]] ([[CSF]]) analysis | ||
* Toxicology screen | * [[Toxicology]] screen | ||
* Pregnancy test where applicable | * [[Pregnancy test]] where applicable | ||
=== Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies === | === Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies === | ||
* [[Electrolytes]] | * [[Electrolytes]] | ||
* Biomarkers to rule out tumors | * [[Biomarkers]] to rule out [[tumors]] | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Laboratory Findings
Following lab tests should be performed to to establish etiology. Findings on these tests depend on the underlying cause. [1]
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Electrolytes
- Liver function tests (LFTs)
- Amylase
- Lipase
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Salicylate level
- Hepatitis serology
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
- Toxicology screen
- Pregnancy test where applicable
Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies
- Electrolytes
- Biomarkers to rule out tumors
References
- ↑ Singh P, Yoon SS, Kuo B (January 2016). "Nausea: a review of pathophysiology and therapeutics". Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 9 (1): 98–112. doi:10.1177/1756283X15618131. PMC 4699282. PMID 26770271.