Mandatory medical device diagnostics.
- Arterial pulse contour analysis (method for monitoring hemodynamics, ie, determination of cardiac output (HMV), in patients requiring intensive care)
- Invasive blood pressure measurement to determine mean arterial pressure (MAD).
- Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs) – for basic diagnostics.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG; recording of the electrical activity of the heart muscle).
- X-ray of the thorax (X-ray thorax/chest), in two planes.
- Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen (abdominal CT) – for further diagnosis.
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and mandatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Echocardiography (echo; cardiac ultrasound) – for suspected structural heart disease or assessment of cardiac function (hemodynamic assessment/blood flow in blood vessels).
Note: Functional parameters marked in bold that are considered in the SOFA score (see classification below).